COV-759
2 January 1830 Saharunpore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
2 January 1830
Description
1830 : H.G. 1 : The letter below of 1830 has the third recorded example of the despatch stamp "SAHARUNPORE POST OFFICE / Pt. Pd." with the "R" IN THE 5TH LETTER SHOWN AS A "P".The letter was despatch to CALCUTTA, where it received the black "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./ Ship/16 JA 16/ 1830" despatch stamp. On arrival in the U. K. it was receipt stamped "INDIA LETTER / WEYMOUTH" (TYPE IN 1a) and forwarded to LONDON with the postage of 2/- marked manuscript being 4d sea rate plus
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Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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Other recorded marks at Saharunpore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Saharunpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 2 January 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Saharunpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Giles, lot 196, (Oct. 2000).