COV-783 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces, bearing the Allahabad HG 1a handstamp in black. 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.

How scarce is the Allahabad HG 1a mark on this cover?

The census grades Allahabad HG 1a as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.

COV-783

Allahabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 1a handstruck folded letter (COV-783) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 1a, front (COV-783) — front

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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 marks

14 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.

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About this Allahabad pre stamp cover

COV-783 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover bearing the Allahabad HG 1a handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Allahabad postal history — the office known today as Prayagraj, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

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.

2 images of COV-783 are recorded (back, front); the Allahabad HG 1a mark itself is recorded in use 1838.

Questions about COV-783

What is COV-783?: COV-783 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces, bearing the Allahabad HG 1a handstamp in black. 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.
How scarce is the Allahabad HG 1a mark on this cover?: The census grades Allahabad HG 1a as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.

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.