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COV-4293

10 February 1855 Mominabad HG 1 Cover

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10 February 1855 Mominabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-4293
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Mominabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4293)
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Mominabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-4293)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils

Date

10 February 1855

Description

India 1854 1a rare Lithograph cover from Mysore to Captain Geoff Nightingale of 1st Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent at Mominabad (Giles #1) redirected to Ellichpoor

Auction

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Lot 0044

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Other recorded marks at Mominabad

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Mominabad is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 10 February 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mominabad HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0044.