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Date
1846
Description
1846 NOWGAUM Paid 10as HG 1 on cover to Aberdeen Scotland inscribed Overland via Marseilles by Madras
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Nowgaum
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Nowgaum is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Nowgaum pre stamp cover
COV-1292 is a Nowgaum pre stamp cover of 1846 bearing the Nowgaum HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nowgaum postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846 NOWGAUM Paid 10as HG 1 on cover to Aberdeen Scotland inscribed Overland via Marseilles by Madras
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 42.
2 images of COV-1292 are recorded; the Nowgaum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-54.
Questions about COV-1292
- What is COV-1292?
- COV-1292 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowgaum, Madras Presidency of 1846, bearing the Nowgaum HG 1 handstamp in red. 1846 NOWGAUM Paid 10as HG 1 on cover to Aberdeen Scotland inscribed Overland via Marseilles by Madras
- How scarce is the Nowgaum HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nowgaum HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-54.
- What is the provenance of COV-1292?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 42.
- When was COV-1292 posted?
- COV-1292 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Nowgaum HG 1 (1841-54).
About this record
This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowgaum 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 StampBay, 7, lot 42.