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Date
1856
Description
Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick, with Nassick Paid and Ahmednuggur free on reverse. Faults as visible.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nassick
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Nassick is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Nassick pre stamp cover
COV-4679 is a Nassick pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Nassick HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nassick postal history — the office known today as Nashik, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick, with Nassick Paid and Ahmednuggur free on reverse. Faults as visible.
2 images of COV-4679 are recorded (front, back); the Nassick HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1858.
Questions about COV-4679
- What is COV-4679?
- COV-4679 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nassick, Bombay Presidency of 1856, bearing the Nassick HG 1 handstamp in red. Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick, with Nassick Paid and Ahmednuggur free on reverse. Faults as visible.
- How scarce is the Nassick HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nassick HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1858.
- When was COV-4679 posted?
- COV-4679 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Nassick HG 1 (1844–1858).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nassick HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.