Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1838
Description
1838: H.G.1 : Letter posted from NEEMUCH to CALCUTTA dated 12 NOV.
Same office
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-857 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: H.G.1 : Letter posted from NEEMUCH to CALCUTTA dated 12 NOV.
1 image of COV-857 is recorded; the Neemuch HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-857
- What is COV-857?
- COV-857 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Neemuch, North Western Provinces of 1838, bearing the Neemuch HG 1 handstamp in red. 1838: H.G.1 : Letter posted from NEEMUCH to CALCUTTA dated 12 NOV.
- 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.
- When was COV-857 posted?
- COV-857 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.