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Date
1843
Description
1843 NUSSEERABAD FREE Not recorded by Giles on cover with contents from Asst. General of the Army with GOVERNOR GENERAL''S OFFICE wax seal
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-1619 is a Nuseerabad pre stamp cover of 1843 bearing the Nuseerabad HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nuseerabad postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1843 NUSSEERABAD FREE Not recorded by Giles on cover with contents from Asst. General of the Army with GOVERNOR GENERAL''S OFFICE wax seal
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 21.
4 images of COV-1619 are recorded; the Nuseerabad HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1845.
Questions about COV-1619
- What is COV-1619?
- COV-1619 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nuseerabad, North Western Provinces of 1843, bearing the Nuseerabad HG 4 handstamp in red. 1843 NUSSEERABAD FREE Not recorded by Giles on cover with contents from Asst. General of the Army with GOVERNOR GENERAL''S OFFICE wax seal
- How scarce is the Nuseerabad HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nuseerabad HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-1619?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 21.
- When was COV-1619 posted?
- COV-1619 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Nuseerabad HG 4 (1843–1845).
About this record
This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuseerabad HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 19, lot 21.