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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
2 marks2 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 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.