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COV-442

1845 Nassick HG 2 Cover

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1845 Nassick HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-442
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Nassick HG 2 pre stamp cover — back (COV-442)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

1845

Description

India, Nassick, 1845, "NASIK/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike with manuscript "11-9-45" date and "1 as" rate added on cover to "Colonel Griffith, Bombay" , Bombay G.P.O. (Sept. 13) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike

Auction

Sale 9042, Lot 10103, The Magnolia Collection Part 6

Provenance

Magnolia

Same office

Other recorded marks at Nassick

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Nassick is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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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 9042, lot 10103.