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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 Nowgong pre stamp cover
COV-1139 is a Nowgong pre stamp cover of 7 May 1851 bearing the Nowgong HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nowgong postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 171.
2 images of COV-1139 are recorded (front); the Nowgong HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1852.
Questions about COV-1139
- What is COV-1139?
- COV-1139 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowgong, Bengal Presidency of 7 May 1851, bearing the Nowgong HG 1 handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Nowgong HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nowgong HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-1139?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 171.
- When was COV-1139 posted?
- COV-1139 is dated 7 May 1851, within the recorded period of use of Nowgong HG 1 (1851–1852).
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.