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1843 Nuseerabad HG 4 Cover

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1843 Nuseerabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-619
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Date

1843

Description

UNRECORDED OVAL "NUSEERABAD/FREE"; 1843 or 1848 env. (roughly opened at left well clear of oval) endorsed "On Service" and signed by "Asst. Adjt. General of the Army" with mainly v. fine red oval-framed "NUSEERABAD/FREE" ds (not recorded by Hammond Giles) on the reverse

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions LtdCavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Lot 529

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Other recorded marks at Nuseerabad

3 marks

3 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.

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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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 529.