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Date
1845
Description
1845 Ladies ornamental envelope of fine ribbed paper with decorative printed borders and wafer seal on backflap, addressed to Col. Griffith, Artillery Commandant in Bombay, from Nasik with black boxed ds with ms date (Giles type 2), Bombay bs, extremely rare in this form and one of the finest pre-stamp Indian ladies envelopes Nassick, 1845, "NASIK" Boxed Datestamp (Giles 2). Bold strike with manuscript "19-8-45, 2as" on lady's printed cover with original wafer seal, addressed to "Colonel Griffith, Commandant of Artillery, Bombay", light Bombay arrival backstamp, Very Fine, scarce marking on a delightful cover, one of the finest Victorian India ladies' envelopes we have seen
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Provenance
Magnolia
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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 David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20438, (26 May 2014); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 35.