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Date
1853
Description
Postal cover from ajmere (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1853. 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-4570 is an Ajmere pre stamp cover of 1853 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. Dated 1853. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4570 is recorded (front); the Ajmere HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1852-56.
Questions about COV-4570
- What is COV-4570?
- COV-4570 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ajmere, North Western Provinces of 1853, bearing the Ajmere HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from ajmere (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1853. 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.
- When was COV-4570 posted?
- COV-4570 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Ajmere HG 4 (1852-56).
About this record
This 1853 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.