COV-2481 — 16 December 1851 Saugor HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Census record COV-2481 is a 16 December 1851 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Saugor HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.
Date
16 December 1851
Description
1851 Sagor – Azimghur (Allahabad) inland entire, with Sagor Giles 3 "SAGOR/Bearing" hand stamp, date "16 Decr." & rate "1–10" (bearing 1R10A, or 26A, for a letter weighing between 1 and 2 tolahs, travelling 900–1000 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.