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Description
India, Nagpore, ca. 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18__/POST OFFICE" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike on back of ca. 1820s folded wrapper to Rypore, minor stain on front panel and along bottom, Very Fine, noted as "scarce" by Giles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10095, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nagpore
5 marks5 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 Nagpore pre stamp cover
COV-286 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover 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?
India, Nagpore, ca. 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18__/POST OFFICE" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike on back of ca. 1820s folded wrapper to Rypore, minor stain on front panel and along bottom, Very Fine, noted as "scarce" by Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10095.
2 images of COV-286 are recorded (front, back); the Nagpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1834.
Questions about COV-286
- What is COV-286?
- COV-286 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Nagpore HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Nagpore, ca. 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18__/POST OFFICE" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike on back of ca. 1820s folded wrapper to Rypore, minor stain on front panel and along bottom, Very Fine, noted as "scarce" by Giles
- 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-286?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10095.
About this record
This pre-1854 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10095.