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Date
June 1857
Description
Mostly clear strike applied on arrival on back of petite 1857 folded letter originating in Poona, red Poona despatch datestamp. Fine and extremely scarce, few examples are thought to exist. ERRATA: STAMP LIKELY MISSING FROM FRONT.
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10001, — Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10001, Realized $100— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ahmednugur
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ahmednugur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This June 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ahmednugur HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10001. Recorded prices realized: $100, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).