COV-2941 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Nagpore HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Nagpore HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Nagpore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1852.

COV-2941

Nagpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Nagpore HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-2941) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

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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-2941 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover bearing the Nagpore HG 5 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 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2941 is recorded (front); the Nagpore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1852.

Questions about COV-2941

What is COV-2941?: COV-2941 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Nagpore HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from nagpore (bombay), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Nagpore HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Nagpore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1852.
What is the provenance of COV-2941?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 5 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.