Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Postal cover from ajmere (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ajmere
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ajmere are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Ajmere pre stamp cover
COV-3061 is an Ajmere pre stamp cover bearing the Ajmere HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ajmere postal history — the office known today as Ajmer, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from ajmere (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3061 is recorded (front); the Ajmere HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1852-56.
Questions about COV-3061
- What is COV-3061?
- COV-3061 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ajmere, North Western Provinces, bearing the Ajmere HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from ajmere (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Ajmere HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ajmere HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852-56.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ajmere HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.