COV-2713 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Assurghur, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Assurghur HG 1A handstamp in black. Postal cover from assurghur (bombay), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Assurghur HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Assurghur HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833.

COV-2713

Assurghur HG 1A Cover

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Assurghur HG 1A pre stamp cover — COV-2713 — front

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Description

Postal cover from assurghur (bombay), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

Lot 1274, (15 March 2023)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Assurghur

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Assurghur 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 Assurghur pre stamp cover

COV-2713 is an Assurghur pre stamp cover bearing the Assurghur HG 1A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Assurghur postal history — the office known today as Asirgarh, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from assurghur (bombay), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions lot 1274 (15 March 2023).

1 image of COV-2713 is recorded (front); the Assurghur HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1833.

Questions about COV-2713

What is COV-2713?: COV-2713 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Assurghur, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Assurghur HG 1A handstamp in black. Postal cover from assurghur (bombay), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Assurghur HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Assurghur HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833.
What is the provenance of COV-2713?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions lot 1274 (15 March 2023).

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Assurghur HG 1A handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, lot 1274, (15 March 2023).