COV-2383
24 June 1831 Allahabad Cover
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Date
24 June 1831
Description
1831 Allahabad – Calcutta inland entire, with Allahabad Giles 1 "ALLAHABAD/Pt Pd/18.." despatch handstamp, date "24 June 31" & rate "6½" (paid 6½A, likely in local currency; the actual rate of postage from Allahabad to Calcutta should be 9A in Calcutta Sicca Rupees) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/xx JU xx/1831" & "AM" ×2 receipt and delivery time marks applied.
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Other recorded marks at Allahabad
14 marks14 other pre-1854 postal markings of Allahabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Allahabad HG 1ahandstampBlack1838
- Allahabad HG 1bhandstampBlack—
- Allahabad HG 2handstampRed1836
- Allahabad HG 3handstampBlack1835–1836
- Allahabad HG 4handstampRed1837–1843
- Allahabad HG 4ahandstampBlack1844
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About this Allahabad pre stamp cover
COV-2383 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover of 24 June 1831 bearing the Allahabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Allahabad postal history — the office known today as Prayagraj, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1831 Allahabad – Calcutta inland entire, with Allahabad Giles 1 "ALLAHABAD/Pt Pd/18.." despatch handstamp, date "24 June 31" & rate "6½" (paid 6½A, likely in local currency; the actual rate of postage from Allahabad to Calcutta should be 9A in Calcutta Sicca Rupees) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/xx JU xx/1831" & "AM" ×2 receipt and delivery time marks applied.
1 image of COV-2383 is recorded (front); the Allahabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1836.
Questions about COV-2383
- What is COV-2383?
- COV-2383 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces of 24 June 1831, bearing the Allahabad HG 1 handstamp in red. 1831 Allahabad – Calcutta inland entire, with Allahabad Giles 1 "ALLAHABAD/Pt Pd/18.." despatch handstamp, date "24 June 31" & rate "6½" (paid 6½A, likely in local currency; the actual rate of postage from Allahabad to Calcutta should be 9A in Calcutta Sicca Rupees) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/xx JU xx/1831" & "AM" ×2 receipt and delivery time marks applied.
- How scarce is the Allahabad HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Allahabad HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1836.
- When was COV-2383 posted?
- COV-2383 is dated 24 June 1831, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 1 (1830–1836).
About this record
This 24 June 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.