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Date
17 June 1809
Description
Nattore: 1809 (17 June) entire letter to Calcutta, the reverse with very fine strike of the oval negative seal type "Nattore/Pt Pd" (HG 1) in dull blue-black (the ink appears to have been poorly mixed and showing distinct signs of separation); light overall toning, otherwise fine. One of only two recorded examples.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
About this Nattore pre stamp cover
COV-1874 is a Nattore pre stamp cover of 17 June 1809 bearing the Nattore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nattore postal history — the office known today as Natore, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Nattore: 1809 (17 June) entire letter to Calcutta, the reverse with very fine strike of the oval negative seal type "Nattore/Pt Pd" (HG 1) in dull blue-black (the ink appears to have been poorly mixed and showing distinct signs of separation); light overall toning, otherwise fine. One of only two recorded examples.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 133.
2 images of COV-1874 are recorded (front); the Nattore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1808–1809.
Questions about COV-1874
- What is COV-1874?
- COV-1874 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nattore, Bengal Presidency of 17 June 1809, bearing the Nattore HG 1 handstamp in black. Nattore: 1809 (17 June) entire letter to Calcutta, the reverse with very fine strike of the oval negative seal type "Nattore/Pt Pd" (HG 1) in dull blue-black (the ink appears to have been poorly mixed and showing distinct signs of separation); light overall toning, otherwise fine. One of only two recorded examples.
- How scarce is the Nattore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nattore HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1808–1809.
- What is the provenance of COV-1874?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 133.
- When was COV-1874 posted?
- COV-1874 is dated 17 June 1809, within the recorded period of use of Nattore HG 1 (1808–1809).
About this record
This 17 June 1809 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nattore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 133.