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COV-297

8 September 1829 Nuddeah HG 1 Cover

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8 September 1829 Nuddeah HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-297
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Nuddeah HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-297)
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Date

8 September 1829

Description

India, Nuddea, 1829, "NUDDEA/POST OFFICE/Pt Po/Sa Wt/18" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "8 Sept (18) 29" date and rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, red Calcutta G.P.O. (Oct. 10) arrival datestamp, minor file folds thru marking, still Very Fine

Auction

Auktionen GaertnerAuktionen Gaertner

Asia Auction No.21, Lot 1072, (6 February 2012)

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10106, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

Provenance

"Magnolia"

Same office

Other recorded marks at Nuddeah

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nuddeah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 8 September 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuddeah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Auktionen Gaertner, Asia Auction No.21, lot 1072, (6 February 2012); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10106.