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Date
1845
Description
India, Nassick, 1845, "NASIK/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold and clear strike with manuscript "2-10-45" date and "2 as" rate added on cover to "Colonel Griffith, Commandant of Artillery, Bombay" , Bombay G.P.O. (Oct. 4) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10099, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nassick HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10099.