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Date
15 April 1839
Description
Very rare entire posted from Futwa to Nuseerabad with only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of "Futwa/ Bearing" All Inia Type in black color along with Nuseerabad HG2 bearing handstamp. The Futwa post office was never recorded by Giles or any other and nor listed in the list of post offices. Futwa is located near to Patna which is known as Fautha currently. This is very rare entire which records not only unrecorded handstamp but unrecorded post office.
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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-955 is a Nuseerabad pre stamp cover of 15 April 1839 bearing the Nuseerabad HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nuseerabad postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Very rare entire posted from Futwa to Nuseerabad with only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of "Futwa/ Bearing" All Inia Type in black color along with Nuseerabad HG2 bearing handstamp. The Futwa post office was never recorded by Giles or any other and nor listed in the list of post offices. Futwa is located near to Patna which is known as Fautha currently. This is very rare entire which records not only unrecorded handstamp but unrecorded post office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-955 are recorded (front, back); the Nuseerabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1845.
Questions about COV-955
- What is COV-955?
- COV-955 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nuseerabad, North Western Provinces of 15 April 1839, bearing the Nuseerabad HG 2 handstamp in black. Very rare entire posted from Futwa to Nuseerabad with only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of "Futwa/ Bearing" All Inia Type in black color along with Nuseerabad HG2 bearing handstamp. The Futwa post office was never recorded by Giles or any other and nor listed in the list of post offices. Futwa is located near to Patna which is known as Fautha currently. This is very rare entire which records not only unrecorded handstamp but unrecorded post office.
- How scarce is the Nuseerabad HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nuseerabad HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-955?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-955 posted?
- COV-955 is dated 15 April 1839, within the recorded period of use of Nuseerabad HG 2 (1838–1845).
About this record
This 15 April 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuseerabad HG 2 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 Private.