COV-2008
6 April 1831 Surat HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
6 April 1831
Description
Surat: 1831 (6 Apr.) entire letter from Bombay to Surat and Rajkot showing rate computations in Portuguese currency totalling "qr 3.75" and, on reverse, watery "sunar/p. Nor/pArD" (HG 1) and across join, oval-framed "sor4sav/cpo/posr'Nor'paro" (HG 12); 1841 entire letter and 1847 native envelope showing fine and weak strikes of the "sunar/Bearing" h.s. (HG ,1). Photo for first
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Surat
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Surat are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 6 April 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Surat HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 290.