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Date
19 June
Description
Siegel - INDIA, Nagpore, 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18_/POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Clearly struck double-oval handstamp with red "Nagpore Post Paid" handstamp with manuscript "19 June" added (Giles 2), both on back of ca. 1820s folded cover to Secunderabad, manuscript "PPd" (Paid), Very Fine, both handstamps are noted as scarce by Giles Cavendish - MOUNT/NAGPORE - PAID & POST OFFICE MARKS INC. LARGE DOUBLE-OVAL NAGPORE TYPE; c.1822 (wmk. “1820”) E to Secunderabad with fine to very fine large black double-oval “NAUGPORE RESIDENCE/POST/OFFICE” (HG1; “Scarce”) and red circular unframed “NAGPORE/POST/PAID” (“Scarce”) both on the top flap (note the differing spellings!), stained 24 Nov. 1834 E (side-flaps removed) to Madras with fine boxed “MOUNT/POST NOT PAID” (HG2; scarce), and 1840/56 env./part E with boxed “ST THO’ MOUNT” marks for “Bearing” (HG6; black) or “Paid” (HG5; red with India ½a - fault - tied by “112” Numeral). (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Michael Manning
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-100 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 19 June bearing the Nagpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nagpore postal history — the office known today as Nagpur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Siegel - INDIA, Nagpore, 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18_/POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Clearly struck double-oval handstamp with red "Nagpore Post Paid" handstamp with manuscript "19 June" added (Giles 2), both on back of ca. 1820s folded cover to Secunderabad, manuscript "PPd" (Paid), Very Fine, both handstamps are noted as scarce by Giles Cavendish - MOUNT/NAGPORE - PAID & POST OFFICE MARKS INC. LARGE DOUBLE-OVAL NAGPORE TYPE; c.1822 (wmk. “1820”) E to Secunderabad with fine to very fine large black double-oval “NAUGPORE RESIDENCE/POST/OFFICE” (HG1; “Scarce”) and red circular unframed “NAGPORE/POST/PAID” (“Scarce”) both on the top flap (note the differing spellings!), stained 24 Nov. 1834 E (side-flaps removed) to Madras with fine boxed “MOUNT/POST NOT PAID” (HG2; scarce), and 1840/56 env./part E with boxed “ST THO’ MOUNT” marks for “Bearing” (HG6; black) or “Paid” (HG5; red with India ½a - fault - tied by “112” Numeral). (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 129 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6031 (Nov. 2023).
2 images of COV-100 are recorded (front, back); the Nagpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1837.
Questions about COV-100
- What is COV-100?
- COV-100 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 19 June, bearing the Nagpore HG 2 handstamp in red. Siegel - INDIA, Nagpore, 1820s, "NAUGPORE RESIDENCY 18_/POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Clearly struck double-oval handstamp with red "Nagpore Post Paid" handstamp with manuscript "19 June" added (Giles 2), both on back of ca. 1820s folded cover to Secunderabad, manuscript "PPd" (Paid), Very Fine, both handstamps are noted as scarce by Giles Cavendish - MOUNT/NAGPORE - PAID & POST OFFICE MARKS INC. LARGE DOUBLE-OVAL NAGPORE TYPE; c.1822 (wmk. “1820”) E to Secunderabad with fine to very fine large black double-oval “NAUGPORE RESIDENCE/POST/OFFICE” (HG1; “Scarce”) and red circular unframed “NAGPORE/POST/PAID” (“Scarce”) both on the top flap (note the differing spellings!), stained 24 Nov. 1834 E (side-flaps removed) to Madras with fine boxed “MOUNT/POST NOT PAID” (HG2; scarce), and 1840/56 env./part E with boxed “ST THO’ MOUNT” marks for “Bearing” (HG6; black) or “Paid” (HG5; red with India ½a - fault - tied by “112” Numeral). (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
- How scarce is the Nagpore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nagpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-100?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 129 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6031 (Nov. 2023).
- When was COV-100 posted?
- COV-100 is dated 19 June, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 2 (1822–1837).
About this record
This 19 June pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 129, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6031, (Nov. 2023).