Scan or Photo Courtesy of Dr Navin B Patel
Description
To Nawab Mohammad Said Khan Bahadur
Provenance
From Late Shree Kailashnath's Collection
Same office
Other recorded marks at Moradabad
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Moradabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Moradabad pre stamp cover
COV-5579 is a Moradabad pre stamp cover bearing the Moradabad HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Moradabad postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
To Nawab Mohammad Said Khan Bahadur
From Late Shree Kailashnath's Collection
2 images of COV-5579 are recorded (front, back); the Moradabad HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840.
Questions about COV-5579
- What is COV-5579?
- COV-5579 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moradabad, North Western Provinces, bearing the Moradabad HG 5 handstamp in red. To Nawab Mohammad Said Khan Bahadur
- How scarce is the Moradabad HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moradabad HG 5 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840.
- What is the provenance of COV-5579?
- From Late Shree Kailashnath's Collection
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moradabad HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.