COV-2001
12 June 1836 Nagpore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
12 June 1836
Description
Nagpore: 1836 (12 June) entire to Inverness showing, on reverse, circular "NAGPORE/POST/PAID" (HG 2) in red alongside manuscript "Nagpoor Residency Post Office paid 12 annas 12 June 1836", framed India Letter Liverpool on face. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 12 June 1836 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 Spink, lot 274.