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Date
26 February 1845
Description
India, Sittara, 1845, "SITTARA/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "26 Feby 1845" date and "7as" rate markings on folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Via Marseilles, Per Steamer 1st March 1845" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, London (Apr. 4) arrival backstamps, manuscript rate markings, Very Fine, this cover was carried on the Atalanta from Bombay to Suez, then by Styx from Alexandria to Malta, and finally Acheron from Malta to Marseilles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10130, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 record
This 26 February 1845 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10130.