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Date
1842
Description
India: Cancellations and Covers: 1842 (Dec. 11) native envelope (opened out, small defects, red wax remnants) to Rewah with framed “SAUGOR/Paid” (Giles 3) mark with manuscript date and rate “2 as” inserted. Photo.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1023, (2025)
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 Saugor pre stamp cover
COV-5384 is a Saugor pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Saugor HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Saugor postal history — the office known today as Sagar, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India: Cancellations and Covers: 1842 (Dec. 11) native envelope (opened out, small defects, red wax remnants) to Rewah with framed “SAUGOR/Paid” (Giles 3) mark with manuscript date and rate “2 as” inserted. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1023 (2025).
1 image of COV-5384 is recorded; the Saugor HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1851.
Questions about COV-5384
- What is COV-5384?
- COV-5384 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Saugor, Bombay Presidency of 1842, bearing the Saugor HG 2 handstamp in red. India: Cancellations and Covers: 1842 (Dec. 11) native envelope (opened out, small defects, red wax remnants) to Rewah with framed “SAUGOR/Paid” (Giles 3) mark with manuscript date and rate “2 as” inserted. Photo.
- How scarce is the Saugor HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Saugor HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-5384?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1023 (2025).
- When was COV-5384 posted?
- COV-5384 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Saugor HG 2 (1837–1851).
About this record
This 1842 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1023, (2025).