Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
15 February 1854
Description
Entire posted from camp near Neemuch to Futtyghur on 15th February 1854 with unrecorded "Neemuch/ Feb/ Paid" handstamp with three annas postage paid. Postage of 3 annas was paid at Neemuch addressed to Mr Logan at Futtyghur.
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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-4156 is a Neemuch pre stamp cover of 15 February 1854 bearing the Neemuch HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Neemuch postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from camp near Neemuch to Futtyghur on 15th February 1854 with unrecorded "Neemuch/ Feb/ Paid" handstamp with three annas postage paid. Postage of 3 annas was paid at Neemuch addressed to Mr Logan at Futtyghur.
1 image of COV-4156 is recorded (front); the Neemuch HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-4156
- What is COV-4156?
- COV-4156 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Neemuch, North Western Provinces of 15 February 1854, bearing the Neemuch HG 5 handstamp in black. Entire posted from camp near Neemuch to Futtyghur on 15th February 1854 with unrecorded "Neemuch/ Feb/ Paid" handstamp with three annas postage paid. Postage of 3 annas was paid at Neemuch addressed to Mr Logan at Futtyghur.
- How scarce is the Neemuch HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Neemuch HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- When was COV-4156 posted?
- COV-4156 is dated 15 February 1854, within the recorded period of use of Neemuch HG 5 (1854).
About this record
This 15 February 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Neemuch HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.