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Date
1852
Description
India, Noorpoor, 1852, "NOORPOOR/185/PAID" Handstamp (Giles 1). Well struck and clear with manuscript "14" annas rate added on back of 1852 folded cover to Cardiff, Wales, sender's directive "Via Bombay & Marseilles" , manuscript docketing indicating Apr. 20 despatch, red "INDIA" oval handstamp, Bombay (Apr. 28) and London (May 30) transit and blue Cardiff (May 31) arrival datestamps, manuscript "2/3" due rate, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10104, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Noorpoor
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Noorpoor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Noorpoor HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10104.