COV-499
19 June 1833 Saugor HG 1 Cover
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Date
19 June 1833
Description
India, Saugor (Bombay), 1833, "SAUGOR/Pt Pd/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Complete strike with manuscript "13 As" rate and "19 June (18) 33" date added on back of folded letter to London, England, partial strike of "LIVERPOOL/INIDA SHIP Lr" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), Calcutta (Jun. 29) transit and London arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/3" rate marking, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10090, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Saugor
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Saugor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 19 June 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Saugor HG 1 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10090.