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Date
1855
Description
India 1854 1/2 anna Die I tied to 1855 cover Nowsheera Giles 1837 'Paid' | eBay Australia
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About this Nowshaira pre stamp cover
COV-5498 is a Nowshaira pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Nowshaira HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nowshaira postal history — the office known today as Nowshera, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1854 1/2 anna Die I tied to 1855 cover Nowsheera Giles 1837 'Paid' | eBay Australia
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 327379150553.
2 images of COV-5498 are recorded; the Nowshaira HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.
Questions about COV-5498
- What is COV-5498?
- COV-5498 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowshaira, Punjab of 1855, bearing the Nowshaira HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1854 1/2 anna Die I tied to 1855 cover Nowsheera Giles 1837 'Paid' | eBay Australia
- How scarce is the Nowshaira HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nowshaira HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-5498?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 327379150553.
- When was COV-5498 posted?
- COV-5498 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Nowshaira HG 1 (1855).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowshaira HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with eBay, lot 327379150553.