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Date
1846
Description
India, Nagpore, 1846/1855, "NAGPORE" Paid and Bearing Handstamps (Giles 3-4). Two covers, first clear strike of red framed "NAGORE/1855 (Jan) 1/Paid" handstamp on back of petite cover to Jubbulpore, with 1854, ½a Blue, Die II (2D; SG 6), large margins, tied by barred "75" diamond, framed "AM" handstamp, faint red Jubbulpore (Jan. 3) arrival datestamp, minor edgewear, second with complete strike of framed "NAGPORE/Bearing" with manuscript "30-8-46" date and "4 as" rate added on folded mourning edged letter to Kolapore, faint red arrival handstamp, Fine-Very Fine, the Giles 3 is a particularly late use into the Lithograph period
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10097, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nagpore
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nagpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Nagpore pre stamp cover
COV-288 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 1846 bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nagpore postal history — the office known today as Nagpur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Nagpore, 1846/1855, "NAGPORE" Paid and Bearing Handstamps (Giles 3-4). Two covers, first clear strike of red framed "NAGORE/1855 (Jan) 1/Paid" handstamp on back of petite cover to Jubbulpore, with 1854, ½a Blue, Die II (2D; SG 6), large margins, tied by barred "75" diamond, framed "AM" handstamp, faint red Jubbulpore (Jan. 3) arrival datestamp, minor edgewear, second with complete strike of framed "NAGPORE/Bearing" with manuscript "30-8-46" date and "4 as" rate added on folded mourning edged letter to Kolapore, faint red arrival handstamp, Fine-Very Fine, the Giles 3 is a particularly late use into the Lithograph period
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10097.
4 images of COV-288 are recorded (front, back, extra); the Nagpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-288
- What is COV-288?
- COV-288 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 1846, bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp in red. India, Nagpore, 1846/1855, "NAGPORE" Paid and Bearing Handstamps (Giles 3-4). Two covers, first clear strike of red framed "NAGORE/1855 (Jan) 1/Paid" handstamp on back of petite cover to Jubbulpore, with 1854, ½a Blue, Die II (2D; SG 6), large margins, tied by barred "75" diamond, framed "AM" handstamp, faint red Jubbulpore (Jan. 3) arrival datestamp, minor edgewear, second with complete strike of framed "NAGPORE/Bearing" with manuscript "30-8-46" date and "4 as" rate added on folded mourning edged letter to Kolapore, faint red arrival handstamp, Fine-Very Fine, the Giles 3 is a particularly late use into the Lithograph period
- How scarce is the Nagpore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nagpore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-288?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10097.
- When was COV-288 posted?
- COV-288 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10097.