COV-672
25 February 1828 Nagpore HG 1 Cover
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Date
25 February 1828
Description
India, Nagpore, 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18_/POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear but blurry double-oval strike on over backflap of folded letter datelined Nagpore Feb. 25, 1828, addressed to Edinburgh, Scotland, sender's endorsement "via Madras", well-struck Madras Out Station Ship Letter Mar. 8 (Giles SD11) and London Jul. 12 transit datestamps, rated "2/8", boxed "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), cover with minor edgewear, otherwise Very Fine
Auction
Lot 3047, (Jun. 2025)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3047
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 25 February 1828 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, lot 3047, (Jun. 2025).