COV-505
22 February 1850 Sobathoo HG 6 Cover
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Date
22 February 1850
Description
India, Sobathoo, 1850, "SUBATOO/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with manuscript "14/4/1850" date and "1-4" rate added and applied on receipt on back of folded letter datelined "Nice, 22nd February 1850" , addressed to "Captain David Anderson, H.M. 22nd Regiment, Dugshaie, near Simla" , sender's directive "per Malle des Indes, via Marseilles" , blue Marseilles company cachet handstamp on back, Malta (Mar. 4), Alexandria (Mar. 8), and Calcutta (Apr. ?) transit datestamps, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10096, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sobathoo
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sobathoo are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 22 February 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sobathoo HG 6 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10096.