COV-2249
11 January 1845 Nuseerabad HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
11 January 1845
Description
RARE "NUSSERABAD/FREE" DATESTAMPS ON SOLDIER's CONCESSION RATE COVERS TO G.B.; Jan/Dec. 1845 pair of EL's (minor dusting) to London both headed & countersigned for Artillery gunners and both endorsed "Soldier's Letter"; each has a mostly very fine red oval "NUSSERABAD/FREE" ds (unrecorded by Hammond Giles) on the flap, and both have been charged the Concession Rate of "2"(d) on arrival. Plus matching Dec. 1845 EL with v. fine boxed "NUSSERABAD/Paid" ds posted on almost the same day as the 2d-rate cover, but charged the full "1/10" rate via France! (3 covers). [Ex Cavendish June 2004; lot 830, realised £200+BP.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FREES
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 478, (4th Sep 2024)
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 record
This 11 January 1845 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 478, (4th Sep 2024).