Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
10 July 1857
Description
DATESTAMPS: 1857 (Jul 10) Envelope from Seerpoor to England with 1854 2a green and 4a blue & red, cut to shape and both touched, tied by JC type 4 « 40 » diamond barred numerals, with unrecorded Seepor boxed ds, reverse with Bombay and London ds, some soiling otherwise fine
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20409, (26 May 2014)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Seerpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Seerpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 10 July 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20409, (26 May 2014).