COV-2479
12 August 1841 Aurungabad HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
12 August 1841
Description
An entire local letter written on 12th August 1841 from a place called Proyen?, posted in AURUNGABAD, the second largest city in the Hyderabad State. The handstamp is HG Type 1, with "Paid" in manuscript, in use from 1841–1859. The postage date is 13th August 1841, and the postage paid was 1A. There is no date of delivery in Ahmednugger.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series, Lot 50706, (5 Dec 2025)
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Other recorded marks at Aurungabad
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Aurungabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Aurungabad pre stamp cover
COV-2479 is an Aurungabad pre stamp cover of 12 August 1841 bearing the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Aurungabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
An entire local letter written on 12th August 1841 from a place called Proyen?, posted in AURUNGABAD, the second largest city in the Hyderabad State. The handstamp is HG Type 1, with "Paid" in manuscript, in use from 1841–1859. The postage date is 13th August 1841, and the postage paid was 1A. There is no date of delivery in Ahmednugger.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman Autumn 2025 Auction Series lot 50706 (5 Dec 2025).
1 image of COV-2479 is recorded (front); the Aurungabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1861.
Questions about COV-2479
- What is COV-2479?
- COV-2479 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Aurungabad, Madras Presidency of 12 August 1841, bearing the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp in red. An entire local letter written on 12th August 1841 from a place called Proyen?, posted in AURUNGABAD, the second largest city in the Hyderabad State. The handstamp is HG Type 1, with "Paid" in manuscript, in use from 1841–1859. The postage date is 13th August 1841, and the postage paid was 1A. There is no date of delivery in Ahmednugger.
- How scarce is the Aurungabad HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Aurungabad HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1861.
- What is the provenance of COV-2479?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman Autumn 2025 Auction Series lot 50706 (5 Dec 2025).
- When was COV-2479 posted?
- COV-2479 is dated 12 August 1841, within the recorded period of use of Aurungabad HG 2 (1841–1861).
About this record
This 12 August 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Autumn 2025 Auction Series, lot 50706, (5 Dec 2025).