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-5407 posted?

COV-5407 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 3 (1838–1859).

COV-5407

1840 Nagpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1840, Nagpore HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-5407)

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Date

1840

Description

Postal History and Covers: ��Last Day of 4d. Uniform Post, "LONDON/9/JAN/1840"� in black on reverse of incoming entire from India to Inverness via Bombay and Marseilles, with oval framed "INDIA"�, boxed Nagpore Paid datestamp, London Jan. 9 and Jan. 11 receiving datestamps, all in red. Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 348

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Other recorded marks at Nagpore

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Nagpore pre stamp cover

COV-5407 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 1840 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 348.

1 image of COV-5407 is recorded; the Nagpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.

Questions about COV-5407

What is COV-5407?: COV-5407 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 1840, bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp in red. Postal History and Covers: ��Last Day of 4d. Uniform Post, "LONDON/9/JAN/1840"� in black on reverse of incoming entire from India to Inverness via Bombay and Marseilles, with oval framed "INDIA"�, boxed Nagpore Paid datestamp, London Jan. 9 and Jan. 11 receiving datestamps, all in red. Photo.
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-5407?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 348.
When was COV-5407 posted?: COV-5407 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 3 (1838–1859).

About this record

This 1840 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 Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 348.