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Date
April 1837
Description
LYMINGTON - NAGPORE/RAJPOOTANA - PAIR OF COVERS CARRIED ON THE SAME VOYAGE; 6/16 Apr. 1837 pair of Es (first with faults; latter with amusing part contents - typed transcript) ex “Nusseerabad”/”Nagpore Residency Post Office” to London/Scotland each with mainly v. fine orange-red boxed “INDIA LETTER/LYMINGTON” marks (Rob. In.1 - scarce colour) on the reverse (part overstruck or across join) with fair encircled “RAJPOOTANA/Pt Pd” (HG3) or mainly fine small red circular “NAGPORE/POST/PAID” (HG2; “Scarce”) alongside. Both arrived on the same ship with 9 Sept. London backstamps. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 55.
Auction
Manning, Lot 183, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
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-2344 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of April 1837 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?
LYMINGTON - NAGPORE/RAJPOOTANA - PAIR OF COVERS CARRIED ON THE SAME VOYAGE; 6/16 Apr. 1837 pair of Es (first with faults; latter with amusing part contents - typed transcript) ex “Nusseerabad”/”Nagpore Residency Post Office” to London/Scotland each with mainly v. fine orange-red boxed “INDIA LETTER/LYMINGTON” marks (Rob. In.1 - scarce colour) on the reverse (part overstruck or across join) with fair encircled “RAJPOOTANA/Pt Pd” (HG3) or mainly fine small red circular “NAGPORE/POST/PAID” (HG2; “Scarce”) alongside. Both arrived on the same ship with 9 Sept. London backstamps. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 55.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 183 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2344 is recorded (front); the Nagpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1837.
Questions about COV-2344
- What is COV-2344?
- COV-2344 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of April 1837, bearing the Nagpore HG 2 handstamp in red. LYMINGTON - NAGPORE/RAJPOOTANA - PAIR OF COVERS CARRIED ON THE SAME VOYAGE; 6/16 Apr. 1837 pair of Es (first with faults; latter with amusing part contents - typed transcript) ex “Nusseerabad”/”Nagpore Residency Post Office” to London/Scotland each with mainly v. fine orange-red boxed “INDIA LETTER/LYMINGTON” marks (Rob. In.1 - scarce colour) on the reverse (part overstruck or across join) with fair encircled “RAJPOOTANA/Pt Pd” (HG3) or mainly fine small red circular “NAGPORE/POST/PAID” (HG2; “Scarce”) alongside. Both arrived on the same ship with 9 Sept. London backstamps. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 55.
- 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-2344?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 183 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2344 posted?
- COV-2344 is dated April 1837, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 2 (1822–1837).
About this record
This April 1837 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 183, (Sept. 2015).