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Description
REWAH State. On the back side in Urdu manuscript, a Indian vernacular language - Insha Allaha Talla maharaja REWAH Ko Mile i.e. IF GOD WISHES, MAHARAJA OF REWAH WILL RECEIVE IT.
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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 1handstampRed1830–1836
- Allahabad HG 1bhandstampBlack—
- Allahabad HG 2handstampRed1836
- Allahabad HG 3handstampBlack1835–1836
- Allahabad HG 4handstampRed1837–1842
- Allahabad HG 4ahandstampBlack1844
- Allahabad HG 4bhandstampRed1843-44
- 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 pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 1a handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.