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-4774 posted?

COV-4774 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Ahmednugur HG 3 (1856–1857).

COV-4774

1856 Ahmednugur HG 3 Cover

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1856 Ahmednugur HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-4774 — front

Ahmednugur HG 3 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4774) — back

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Date

1856

Description

BARRED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON ½a COVERS EX JAULNAH, MEEAN MEER & UMRITSUR; 8 Feb. 1856 EL from "JAULNAH" (fine red boxed "Paid" ds) to "AHMEDNUGGUR" (mainly fine scarce oval "FREE" arrival ds) with fine 4m ½a Blue (Die 1, B stone, pos.28) tied by v. fine "65" diamond, 14 Sept. 1855 EL from "Umritsur" to Lahore with ½a Pale Blue (Die 1, pos.33; just 4m) tied by fine Meean Meer(?) "164" diamond, and small 4 Mar. 1856 env. ex Sukkur with 4m ½a Blue tied by "172" diamond. Good trio. (3 covers)

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1020, (13 May 2025)

Provenance

Michael Caswell

Same office

Other recorded marks at Ahmednugur

4 marks

4 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.

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About this Ahmednugur pre stamp cover

COV-4774 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1020 (13 May 2025).

2 images of COV-4774 are recorded (front, back); the Ahmednugur HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1856–1857.

Questions about COV-4774

What is COV-4774?: COV-4774 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmednugur, Bombay Presidency of 1856, bearing the Ahmednugur HG 3 handstamp in red. BARRED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON ½a COVERS EX JAULNAH, MEEAN MEER & UMRITSUR; 8 Feb. 1856 EL from "JAULNAH" (fine red boxed "Paid" ds) to "AHMEDNUGGUR" (mainly fine scarce oval "FREE" arrival ds) with fine 4m ½a Blue (Die 1, B stone, pos.28) tied by v. fine "65" diamond, 14 Sept. 1855 EL from "Umritsur" to Lahore with ½a Pale Blue (Die 1, pos.33; just 4m) tied by fine Meean Meer(?) "164" diamond, and small 4 Mar. 1856 env. ex Sukkur with 4m ½a Blue tied by "172" diamond. Good trio. (3 covers)
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.
What is the provenance of COV-4774?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1020 (13 May 2025).
When was COV-4774 posted?: COV-4774 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1020, (13 May 2025).