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Description
Postal cover from nuddeah (bengal), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nuddeah
2 marks2 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.
About this Nuddeah pre stamp cover
COV-3330 is a Nuddeah pre stamp cover bearing the Nuddeah HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nuddeah postal history — the office known today as Nabadwip, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from nuddeah (bengal), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-3330 are recorded (front, back); the Nuddeah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-42.
Questions about COV-3330
- What is COV-3330?
- COV-3330 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nuddeah, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Nuddeah HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from nuddeah (bengal), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Nuddeah HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nuddeah HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-42.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuddeah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.