COV-3583
5 October 1851 Nuseerabad Cover


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Date
5 October 1851
Description
18** stampless native cover with red boxed ``NUSEERABAD / 18** / Paid 4a`` handstuck stamp; Gile Ty-2
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nuseerabad
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nuseerabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Nuseerabad pre stamp cover
COV-3583 is a Nuseerabad pre stamp cover of 5 October 1851 bearing the Nuseerabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nuseerabad postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
18** stampless native cover with red boxed ``NUSEERABAD / 18** / Paid 4a`` handstuck stamp; Gile Ty-2
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
2 images of COV-3583 are recorded (front, back); the Nuseerabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-3583
- What is COV-3583?
- COV-3583 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nuseerabad, North Western Provinces of 5 October 1851, bearing the Nuseerabad HG 1 handstamp in red. 18** stampless native cover with red boxed ``NUSEERABAD / 18** / Paid 4a`` handstuck stamp; Gile Ty-2
- How scarce is the Nuseerabad HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nuseerabad 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-3583?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
- When was COV-3583 posted?
- COV-3583 is dated 5 October 1851, within the recorded period of use of Nuseerabad HG 1 (1838–1851).
About this record
This 5 October 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuseerabad HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.

