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Date
1854
Description
India 1854 QV Half Anna Blue Imperf Litho on cover, Ahmednagar, Poona cancel
Auction
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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-5685 is an Ahmednugur pre stamp cover of 1854 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?
India 1854 QV Half Anna Blue Imperf Litho on cover, Ahmednagar, Poona cancel
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 377437075314.
2 images of COV-5685 are recorded; the Ahmednugur HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1856–1857.
Questions about COV-5685
- What is COV-5685?
- COV-5685 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmednugur, Bombay Presidency of 1854, bearing the Ahmednugur HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1854 QV Half Anna Blue Imperf Litho on cover, Ahmednagar, Poona cancel
- 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-5685?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 377437075314.
- When was COV-5685 posted?
- COV-5685 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Ahmednugur HG 3 (1856–1857).
About this record
This 1854 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay, lot 377437075314.