Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1800
Description
India, Nagore, 1800, "POST PAID/NAGORE" Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Bold and clear strike of oval on top flap of folded letter datelined Jan. 18, 1800, addressed to Tranquebar, manuscript "3 annas, 18 Jany" notation on back, address panel with slight stain VERY FINE STRIKE OF THIS STRIKE WHICH IS UNRECORDED BY GILES. AN IMPORTANT STAMPLESS-PERIOD RARITY. This predates the other Nagore marking listed in Giles by more than 50 years (Giles 1, 1853). Of interesting note, this was sent to Tranquebar which was a Danish settlement that was eventually sold to the British in 1845.
Auction
Lot 4199
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nagore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Nagore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1800 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagore HG 1Add handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with siegelauctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 4199.