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Date
7 May 1851
Description
Nowgong: 1851 (7 May) entire letter to Devon showing a good strike of the extremely rare intaglio "NOWGONG/PAID" in red with date and rxe (10as) in ms. (HG unrecorded) slight overstruck by Bombay transit c.d.s.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
About this record
This 7 May 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowgong HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal 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 Spink, lot 171.