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Date
1844
Description
1844 (May 23) entire Nowgaum to Ootycamund via Madras bearing fine framed Bearing despatch with manuscript date, red G.P.O. transit above; fine
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-909 is a Nowgaum pre stamp cover of 1844 bearing the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nowgaum postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1844 (May 23) entire Nowgaum to Ootycamund via Madras bearing fine framed Bearing despatch with manuscript date, red G.P.O. transit above; fine
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 50716.
2 images of COV-909 are recorded; the Nowgaum HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1844.
Questions about COV-909
- What is COV-909?
- COV-909 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowgaum, Madras Presidency of 1844, bearing the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp in black. 1844 (May 23) entire Nowgaum to Ootycamund via Madras bearing fine framed Bearing despatch with manuscript date, red G.P.O. transit above; fine
- How scarce is the Nowgaum HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nowgaum HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-909?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 50716.
- When was COV-909 posted?
- COV-909 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Nowgaum HG 2 (1841–1844).
About this record
This 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 50716.