How scarce is the Ajmere HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ajmere HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1849.

When was COV-4852 posted?

COV-4852 is dated 23 April 1844, within the recorded period of use of Ajmere HG 6 (1843–1849).

COV-4852

23 April 1844 Ajmere HG 6 Cover

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23 April 1844 Ajmere HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-4852 — front

Ajmere HG 6 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4852) — back

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Date

23 April 1844

Description

Top right is "Service" Bottom right are two words _ Karaulee, Bhuratpore Urdu top right is - " Kar Sarkar" Urdu first line is - " Parcha (paper/letter) aj taraf (towards) Ajmal Khan sadar (chief)........two words can't be read......banaam (versus) Vakil kanooni (legal lawyer) Raaj Bharatpur

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Other recorded marks at Ajmere

6 marks

6 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.

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About this Ajmere pre stamp cover

COV-4852 is an Ajmere pre stamp cover of 23 April 1844 bearing the Ajmere HG 6 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?

2 images of COV-4852 are recorded (front, back); the Ajmere HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1849.

Questions about COV-4852

What is COV-4852?: COV-4852 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ajmere, North Western Provinces of 23 April 1844, bearing the Ajmere HG 6 handstamp in red. Top right is "Service" Bottom right are two words _ Karaulee, Bhuratpore Urdu top right is - " Kar Sarkar" Urdu first line is - " Parcha (paper/letter) aj taraf (towards) Ajmal Khan sadar (chief)........two words can't be read......banaam (versus) Vakil kanooni (legal lawyer) Raaj Bharatpur
How scarce is the Ajmere HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ajmere HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1849.
When was COV-4852 posted?: COV-4852 is dated 23 April 1844, within the recorded period of use of Ajmere HG 6 (1843–1849).

About this record

This 23 April 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ajmere HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.