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24 June 1831 Allahabad HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
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
- Allahabad HG 4bhandstampRed1838–1844
- Allahabad HG 5handstampRed1845–1850
- Allahabad HG 6handstampBlack1848
- Allahabad HG 7handstampRed1828–1848
- Allahabad HG 8handstampRed1838-48
- Allahabad HG 9handstampRed1844
- Allahabad HG 10handstampBlack1844–1854
- Allahabad HG 11handstampRed1855
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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.