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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
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nagpore
4 marks4 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.
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.