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Date
1861
Description
India 1861 QV ½a on cover tied by "67" within bars w/ "Aurangabad Paid" in red & boxed "Receiving House" without number
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-4460 is an Aurungabad pre stamp cover of 1861 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 1861 QV ½a on cover tied by "67" within bars w/ "Aurangabad Paid" in red & boxed "Receiving House" without number
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 324 lot 0030 (2025).
2 images of COV-4460 are recorded; the Aurungabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1861.
Questions about COV-4460
- What is COV-4460?
- COV-4460 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Aurungabad, Madras Presidency of 1861, bearing the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1861 QV ½a on cover tied by "67" within bars w/ "Aurangabad Paid" in red & boxed "Receiving House" without number
- 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-4460?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 324 lot 0030 (2025).
- When was COV-4460 posted?
- COV-4460 is dated 1861, within the recorded period of use of Aurungabad HG 2 (1841–1861).
About this record
This 1861 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, 324, lot 0030, (2025).