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Date
1858
Description
India 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back
Auction
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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-4437 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 1858 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 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0091 (2024).
2 images of COV-4437 are recorded; the Nagpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-4437
- What is COV-4437?
- COV-4437 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 1858, bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back
- 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-4437?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0091 (2024).
- When was COV-4437 posted?
- COV-4437 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 1858 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 Sephils, 50, lot 0091, (2024).