COV-327
1 January 1830 Sylhet HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1 January 1830
Description
India, Sylhet, 1830, "POST OFFICE SYLHET" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "pt pd 10a" rate and "1 Jany 1830" date markings on back of folded cover to Jessore, Fine and rare strike, used after incorporation with British India, Sylhet didn't enter British India until 1826 and was often overlooked as it was located in the far reaches of the East India Company (modern-day northeastern Bangladesh)
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10137, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 1 January 1830 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10137.