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Description
Nagpore post office Handstruck postage stamps record – with Nagpore paid in red & Nagpore Bearing? in black. Such records were retained to keep a record of the number of Handstruck postage struck on letter. Minor blemishes and couple of filing holes do not detract.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nagpore
4 marks4 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 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.