COV-4567
24 July 1859 Nagpore Cover

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Date
24 July 1859
Description
Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 July 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-4567 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 24 July 1859 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?
Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 July 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4567 is recorded (front); the Nagpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-4567
- What is COV-4567?
- COV-4567 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 24 July 1859, bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp in red. Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 July 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
- When was COV-4567 posted?
- COV-4567 is dated 24 July 1859, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 24 July 1859 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 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
