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Description
Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-3039 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover bearing the Nagpore HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, 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 4 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-3039 is recorded (front); the Nagpore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1850.
Questions about COV-3039
- What is COV-3039?
- COV-3039 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Nagpore HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Nagpore HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nagpore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1850.
- What is the provenance of COV-3039?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.