COV-4446
19 Aug 1856 Aurungabad HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Date
19 Aug 1856
Description
India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ flowers crested on flap & b/s w/ "Aurangabad" boxed pmk in red
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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 record
This 19 Aug 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 150, lot 0025, (2025).