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INDIA, PRE ADHESIVE HAND STRUCK POST MARK ‘NAGPORE-BEARING’ to AGRA
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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-4833 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover bearing the Nagpore HG 6 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?
INDIA, PRE ADHESIVE HAND STRUCK POST MARK ‘NAGPORE-BEARING’ to AGRA
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4833 are recorded (front, back); the Nagpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1859.
Questions about COV-4833
- What is COV-4833?
- COV-4833 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Nagpore HG 6 handstamp in black. INDIA, PRE ADHESIVE HAND STRUCK POST MARK ‘NAGPORE-BEARING’ to AGRA
- How scarce is the Nagpore HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nagpore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-4833?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 6 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.