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Date
30 August 1831
Description
India, Surat, 1831, "SURAT/P. NOT/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly clear watery strike on back of folded letter datelined "Chandah 30th August 1831", addressed to "Residency Bhooj, Cutch" , manuscript "from Nuggur PNPd to" at top, Fine and scarce strike
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10133, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 30 August 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10133.