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Date
1847
Description
1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nynee Tal
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nynee Tal are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Nynee Tal pre stamp cover
COV-1291 is a Nynee Tal pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Nynee Tal HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nynee Tal postal history — the office known today as Nainital, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 41.
2 images of COV-1291 are recorded; the Nynee Tal HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.
Questions about COV-1291
- What is COV-1291?
- COV-1291 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nynee Tal, North Western Provinces of 1847, bearing the Nynee Tal HG 1 handstamp in red. 1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
- How scarce is the Nynee Tal HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nynee Tal HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-1291?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 41.
- When was COV-1291 posted?
- COV-1291 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Nynee Tal HG 1 (1847–1854).
About this record
This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nynee Tal HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 41.