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Date
1838
Description
1838-55 group of entire letters (5) all with boxed 'Paid' cachets comprising 1838 (Jan.) entire from an Army Officer in Karnaul to Calcutta with 'karnaul/ paid' cachet in red, 1838/40 native entire with 'jubulpore/ paid' cachet in red, 1848/49 native entire with 'bangalore/ paid' boxed cachet in red, 1850/53 native entire with 'ajmere/ paid' cachet in red and 1855 native entire letter with 'neemuch/ paid' cachet in red; a good to fine group of scarce hand struck markings
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Neemuch
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Neemuch are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Neemuch pre stamp cover
COV-1933 is a Neemuch pre stamp cover of 1838 bearing the Neemuch HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Neemuch postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1838-55 group of entire letters (5) all with boxed 'Paid' cachets comprising 1838 (Jan.) entire from an Army Officer in Karnaul to Calcutta with 'karnaul/ paid' cachet in red, 1838/40 native entire with 'jubulpore/ paid' cachet in red, 1848/49 native entire with 'bangalore/ paid' boxed cachet in red, 1850/53 native entire with 'ajmere/ paid' cachet in red and 1855 native entire letter with 'neemuch/ paid' cachet in red; a good to fine group of scarce hand struck markings
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction lot 5166.
1 image of COV-1933 is recorded; the Neemuch HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-1933
- What is COV-1933?
- COV-1933 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Neemuch, North Western Provinces of 1838, bearing the Neemuch HG 1 handstamp in red. 1838-55 group of entire letters (5) all with boxed 'Paid' cachets comprising 1838 (Jan.) entire from an Army Officer in Karnaul to Calcutta with 'karnaul/ paid' cachet in red, 1838/40 native entire with 'jubulpore/ paid' cachet in red, 1848/49 native entire with 'bangalore/ paid' boxed cachet in red, 1850/53 native entire with 'ajmere/ paid' cachet in red and 1855 native entire letter with 'neemuch/ paid' cachet in red; a good to fine group of scarce hand struck markings
- How scarce is the Neemuch HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Neemuch HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-1933?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction lot 5166.
- When was COV-1933 posted?
- COV-1933 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Neemuch HG 1 (1838–1851).
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Neemuch HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction, lot 5166.