Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
20 January 1806
Description
Sewarah: 1806 (20 Jan.) entire letter to Calcutta, the reverse showing very fine strike of the very rare oval "SEWARAH/POST PAID" datestamp (HG 1) completed in manuscript; fine. One of only two recorded examples. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
About this record
This 20 January 1806 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sewarah 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 144.