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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
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 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.