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Date
1856
Description
Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick, with Nassick Paid and Ahmednuggur free on reverse. Faults as visible.
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 Ahmednugur pre stamp cover
COV-4679 is an Ahmednugur pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Ahmednugur HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ahmednugur postal history — the office known today as Ahilyanagar, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick, with Nassick Paid and Ahmednuggur free on reverse. Faults as visible.
2 images of COV-4679 are recorded (front, back); the Ahmednugur HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1856–1857.
Questions about COV-4679
- What is COV-4679?
- COV-4679 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmednugur, Bombay Presidency of 1856, bearing the Ahmednugur HG 3 handstamp in red. Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick, with Nassick Paid and Ahmednuggur free on reverse. Faults as visible.
- How scarce is the Ahmednugur HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ahmednugur HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856–1857.
- When was COV-4679 posted?
- COV-4679 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Ahmednugur HG 3 (1856–1857).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ahmednugur HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.