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Date
1858
Description
East India 1858 QV ½a on cover from Nuldroog to Jaulnah w/ red boxed "PAID" h/s of both on reverse
Auction
About this Nuldroog pre stamp cover
COV-4459 is a Nuldroog pre stamp cover of 1858 bearing the Nuldroog HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nuldroog postal history — the office known today as Naldurg, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
East India 1858 QV ½a on cover from Nuldroog to Jaulnah w/ red boxed "PAID" h/s of both on reverse
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0023 (2025).
2 images of COV-4459 are recorded; the Nuldroog HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1858.
Questions about COV-4459
- What is COV-4459?
- COV-4459 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nuldroog, Bombay Presidency of 1858, bearing the Nuldroog HG 1 handstamp in red. East India 1858 QV ½a on cover from Nuldroog to Jaulnah w/ red boxed "PAID" h/s of both on reverse
- How scarce is the Nuldroog HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nuldroog HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-4459?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0023 (2025).
- When was COV-4459 posted?
- COV-4459 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Nuldroog HG 1 (1858).
About this record
This 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuldroog HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 303, lot 0023, (2025).