COV-2079
17 February 1831 Sylhet HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
17 February 1831
Description
Sylhet: 1831 (17 Feb.) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, a good strike of the double oval-framed "SYLHET/POST OFFICE" (HG 1, the latest recorded date of use), completed for 5a., alongside Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. and framed "An". Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sylhet
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Sylhet is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 17 February 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 405, (Oct. 2000).