How scarce is the Nagpore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Nagpore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1834.

When was COV-1138 posted?

COV-1138 is dated 6 June 1826, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 1 (1826–1834).

COV-1138

6 June 1826 Nagpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 6 June 1826, Nagpore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1138) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Nagpore HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1138)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

6 June 1826

Description

Nagpore: 1826 (6 June) entire letter to Scotland showing good strike of the rare double oval "NAGPORE pEsroENcv/POST OFFICE/r8" (HG 1) partly overstruck by transit h.s. and circular "NAGPORE/POST/parn" in red (HG 2, unrecorded in red) also showing double boxed "INDIA lrttrn/poprsttoura"etc. Ful1 ofcharacter

Auction

Spink

Lot 164

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Nagpore

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nagpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Nagpore pre stamp cover

COV-1138 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 6 June 1826 bearing the Nagpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nagpore postal history — the office known today as Nagpur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 164.

2 images of COV-1138 are recorded (front); the Nagpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1834.

Questions about COV-1138

What is COV-1138?: COV-1138 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 6 June 1826, bearing the Nagpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Nagpore: 1826 (6 June) entire letter to Scotland showing good strike of the rare double oval "NAGPORE pEsroENcv/POST OFFICE/r8" (HG 1) partly overstruck by transit h.s. and circular "NAGPORE/POST/parn" in red (HG 2, unrecorded in red) also showing double boxed "INDIA lrttrn/poprsttoura"etc. Ful1 ofcharacter
How scarce is the Nagpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Nagpore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1834.
What is the provenance of COV-1138?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 164.
When was COV-1138 posted?: COV-1138 is dated 6 June 1826, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 1 (1826–1834).

About this record

This 6 June 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 164.