COV-2006
21 September 1822 Saugor HG 1A Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
21 September 1822
Description
Saugor: 1822 (21 Sept.) entire (sma1l fault on face panel) to Suffolk showing, on reverse, a good strike of the sma1l circular "posr/oprrcE/sAucoR" (HG 1) with light Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. in red alongside, Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. and India Letter Portsmouth h.s. on face; also a similar, slightly overinked, strike of the same handstamp in black-brown on sma-11 narive envelope. Photo for first d150_200 Note: Further examination oJ the handstamps on the above two couers hds lcd to the uiew that thk handstamp was useil at Saugor in Central India and not in Bengal
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 21 September 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Saugor HG 1A handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 282.