COV-2480
7 May 1850 Sittara HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
7 May 1850
Description
1850 Sittara – Salisbury overland entire, with Sittara Giles 1 "SATTARA/Paid" hand stamp, date "7/5/50" & rate "2as" (paid 2A inland postage to Bombay for a letter between ¼ and 1 tolah, travelling 200–300 miles; the distance from Sittara to Bombay was 250 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles G3 "BOMBAY/GPO" & SD6 "INDIA" port transit marks applied, then sent to Aden via EIC steamer SESOSTRIS on 10 May, onward to Suez via P&O steamer HINDOSTAN, travelled overland to Alexandria, and from there sent to Southampton via P&O steamer INDUS on 20th June. Finally delivered at Salisbury via London on the same day. Bearing "1/" postage via Southampton applied in black and collected from the recipient
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sittara
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sittara are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Sittara pre stamp cover
COV-2480 is a Sittara pre stamp cover of 7 May 1850 bearing the Sittara HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sittara postal history — the office known today as Satara, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1850 Sittara – Salisbury overland entire, with Sittara Giles 1 "SATTARA/Paid" hand stamp, date "7/5/50" & rate "2as" (paid 2A inland postage to Bombay for a letter between ¼ and 1 tolah, travelling 200–300 miles; the distance from Sittara to Bombay was 250 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles G3 "BOMBAY/GPO" & SD6 "INDIA" port transit marks applied, then sent to Aden via EIC steamer SESOSTRIS on 10 May, onward to Suez via P&O steamer HINDOSTAN, travelled overland to Alexandria, and from there sent to Southampton via P&O steamer INDUS on 20th June. Finally delivered at Salisbury via London on the same day. Bearing "1/" postage via Southampton applied in black and collected from the recipient
1 image of COV-2480 is recorded (front); the Sittara HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1850.
Questions about COV-2480
- What is COV-2480?
- COV-2480 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sittara, Bombay Presidency of 7 May 1850, bearing the Sittara HG 1 handstamp in red. 1850 Sittara – Salisbury overland entire, with Sittara Giles 1 "SATTARA/Paid" hand stamp, date "7/5/50" & rate "2as" (paid 2A inland postage to Bombay for a letter between ¼ and 1 tolah, travelling 200–300 miles; the distance from Sittara to Bombay was 250 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles G3 "BOMBAY/GPO" & SD6 "INDIA" port transit marks applied, then sent to Aden via EIC steamer SESOSTRIS on 10 May, onward to Suez via P&O steamer HINDOSTAN, travelled overland to Alexandria, and from there sent to Southampton via P&O steamer INDUS on 20th June. Finally delivered at Salisbury via London on the same day. Bearing "1/" postage via Southampton applied in black and collected from the recipient
- How scarce is the Sittara HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sittara HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1850.
- When was COV-2480 posted?
- COV-2480 is dated 7 May 1850, within the recorded period of use of Sittara HG 1 (1842–1850).
About this record
This 7 May 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sittara HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.