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Date
5 August 1846
Description
India 1846 Entire from Sagor to Nagpore with rare red boxed cachet 'SAGOR/5 AUG/1846/PAID', Giles Type 2, used later than recorded. Addressed to 18th Regiment, Bombay Presidency.
Auction
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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 5 August 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Saugor HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 436, lot 0102, (2025).