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.

When was COV-3717 posted?

COV-3717 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 5 (1850–1852).

COV-3717

1851 Nagpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Nagpore HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-3717)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Nagpore HG 5, scan 2 (COV-3717)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Nagpore HG 5, scan 3 (COV-3717)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1851

Description

India 1851 Entire Letter from Nagpore (Giles #5) to Wrexham, Wales, via Bombay and Marseilles, featuring 2as paid marking. Includes red 'INDIA' oval ship letter dispatch and transit postmarks.

Auction

Sephils

506, Lot 0073, (2026)

Same office

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-3717 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 1851 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?

India 1851 Entire Letter from Nagpore (Giles #5) to Wrexham, Wales, via Bombay and Marseilles, featuring 2as paid marking. Includes red 'INDIA' oval ship letter dispatch and transit postmarks.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 506 lot 0073 (2026).

3 images of COV-3717 are recorded; the Nagpore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1852.

Questions about COV-3717

What is COV-3717?: COV-3717 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 1851, bearing the Nagpore HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1851 Entire Letter from Nagpore (Giles #5) to Wrexham, Wales, via Bombay and Marseilles, featuring 2as paid marking. Includes red 'INDIA' oval ship letter dispatch and transit postmarks.
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-3717?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 506 lot 0073 (2026).
When was COV-3717 posted?: COV-3717 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 5 (1850–1852).

About this record

This 1851 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 Sephils, 506, lot 0073, (2026).