Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1 July 1839
Description
Entire posted from Nagpore having HG3 handstamp of All India Type slide "Nagpore/ 1839 July 1/ Paid" postpaid with 11 annas sent by the ship Witch via Calcutta to Bombay and from Bombay to North Britain with the "India" capsule handstamp in Mauve color and Calcutta GO mark with 3d postage due on arrival.
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 1 July 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.