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Date
1852
Description
India, Nynee Tal, 1852-53, "NYNEETAL Paid" and "NYNEETAL Bearing" Datestamps (Giles 1 and Unrecorded). Two covers with red datestamps, first boxed "Paid" marking dated Sept. 1853 and addressed to Bath, England, Bombay and London transit and Bath arrival datestamps, second boxed "Bearing" with "NYNEETAL" and "Bearing" inverted, dated Nov. 23, 1852 and addressed to London, England, Bombay transit and London arrival datestamps, Very Fine and scarce pair of covers, particularly the "Bearing" which is unrecorded in Giles, let alone its peculiar inverted inscriptions which we do not recall seeing before
Auction
Sale 1325, Lot 3050
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-171 is a Nynee Tal pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Nynee Tal HG 2 handstamp, recorded in the census of Nynee Tal postal history — the office known today as Nainital, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Nynee Tal, 1852-53, "NYNEETAL Paid" and "NYNEETAL Bearing" Datestamps (Giles 1 and Unrecorded). Two covers with red datestamps, first boxed "Paid" marking dated Sept. 1853 and addressed to Bath, England, Bombay and London transit and Bath arrival datestamps, second boxed "Bearing" with "NYNEETAL" and "Bearing" inverted, dated Nov. 23, 1852 and addressed to London, England, Bombay transit and London arrival datestamps, Very Fine and scarce pair of covers, particularly the "Bearing" which is unrecorded in Giles, let alone its peculiar inverted inscriptions which we do not recall seeing before
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1325 lot 3050.
4 images of COV-171 are recorded (front, back, extra); the Nynee Tal HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-171
- What is COV-171?
- COV-171 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nynee Tal, North Western Provinces of 1852, bearing the Nynee Tal HG 2 handstamp. India, Nynee Tal, 1852-53, "NYNEETAL Paid" and "NYNEETAL Bearing" Datestamps (Giles 1 and Unrecorded). Two covers with red datestamps, first boxed "Paid" marking dated Sept. 1853 and addressed to Bath, England, Bombay and London transit and Bath arrival datestamps, second boxed "Bearing" with "NYNEETAL" and "Bearing" inverted, dated Nov. 23, 1852 and addressed to London, England, Bombay transit and London arrival datestamps, Very Fine and scarce pair of covers, particularly the "Bearing" which is unrecorded in Giles, let alone its peculiar inverted inscriptions which we do not recall seeing before
- How scarce is the Nynee Tal HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nynee Tal HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-171?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1325 lot 3050.
- When was COV-171 posted?
- COV-171 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Nynee Tal HG 2 (1852).
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nynee Tal HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1325, lot 3050.