COV-4446
19 August 1856 Aurungabad Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Date
19 August 1856
Description
India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ flowers crested on flap & b/s w/ "Aurangabad" boxed pmk in red
Auction
Same office
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-4446 is an Aurungabad pre stamp cover of 19 August 1856 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?
India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ flowers crested on flap & b/s w/ "Aurangabad" boxed pmk in red
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 150 lot 0025 (2025).
2 images of COV-4446 are recorded; the Aurungabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1861.
Questions about COV-4446
- What is COV-4446?
- COV-4446 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Aurungabad, Madras Presidency of 19 August 1856, bearing the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ flowers crested on flap & b/s w/ "Aurangabad" boxed pmk in red
- 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-4446?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 150 lot 0025 (2025).
- When was COV-4446 posted?
- COV-4446 is dated 19 August 1856, within the recorded period of use of Aurungabad HG 2 (1841–1861).
About this record
This 19 August 1856 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 150, lot 0025, (2025).