COV-845
22 May 1826 Nagpore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
22 May 1826
Description
1826 : H.G.1/2: Letter posted from NAGPORE [22 May] to Fort William. The spelling of Nagpur in H.G. 1 is as NAUGPORE and in H.G. 2 is as NAGPORE. This handstamp : Black colour double oval, "NAUGPORE.RESIDENCY. 18" in the outer ring and "POST / OFFICE" in the centre. This stamp was generally used with the unframed circular "NAGPORE / PAID / POST". But this stamp was recorded in black colour only, whereas this cover bears the stamp in red colour recorded for the first time. Both the stamps are noted as Scarce mark.
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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 22 May 1826 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.