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Date
1855
Description
NEEMUCH — 29 January 1855. Early cover to Calcutta franked with a well-margined 1854 ½a blue lithographed issue die I (worn state), cancelled by the NEEMUCH HG5 handstamp in black. An attractive and desirable early usage of India’s first lithographed issue, enhanced by the distinctive Neemuch cancellation.
Auction
2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, Lot 40129, (2026)
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-5797 is a Neemuch pre stamp cover of 1855 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?
NEEMUCH — 29 January 1855. Early cover to Calcutta franked with a well-margined 1854 ½a blue lithographed issue die I (worn state), cancelled by the NEEMUCH HG5 handstamp in black. An attractive and desirable early usage of India’s first lithographed issue, enhanced by the distinctive Neemuch cancellation.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40129 (2026).
2 images of COV-5797 are recorded; the Neemuch HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1855.
Questions about COV-5797
- What is COV-5797?
- COV-5797 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Neemuch, North Western Provinces of 1855, bearing the Neemuch HG 5 handstamp in black. NEEMUCH — 29 January 1855. Early cover to Calcutta franked with a well-margined 1854 ½a blue lithographed issue die I (worn state), cancelled by the NEEMUCH HG5 handstamp in black. An attractive and desirable early usage of India’s first lithographed issue, enhanced by the distinctive Neemuch cancellation.
- 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 1854–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-5797?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40129 (2026).
- When was COV-5797 posted?
- COV-5797 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Neemuch HG 5 (1854–1855).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Neemuch HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, lot 40129, (2026).