COV-2693 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowagong, Bengal Presidency of 11 April 1832, bearing the Nowagong HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from nowagong (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 April 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Nowagong HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Nowagong HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1833.

When was COV-2693 posted?

COV-2693 is dated 11 April 1832, within the recorded period of use of Nowagong HG 1 (1832–1833).

COV-2693

11 April 1832 Nowagong HG 1 Cover

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11 April 1832 Nowagong HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2693 — front

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Date

11 April 1832

Description

Postal cover from nowagong (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 April 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Nowagong pre stamp cover

COV-2693 is a Nowagong pre stamp cover of 11 April 1832 bearing the Nowagong HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nowagong postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from nowagong (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 April 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2693 is recorded (front); the Nowagong HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1833.

Questions about COV-2693

What is COV-2693?: COV-2693 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowagong, Bengal Presidency of 11 April 1832, bearing the Nowagong HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from nowagong (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 April 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Nowagong HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Nowagong HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1833.
When was COV-2693 posted?: COV-2693 is dated 11 April 1832, within the recorded period of use of Nowagong HG 1 (1832–1833).

About this record

This 11 April 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowagong HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.