Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Description
Unrecorded : Intaglio "ALLAHABAD / POST OFFICE" mark in double circle & having a addition line around outer & inner circle.
Same office
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 1ahandstampBlack1838
- Allahabad HG 2handstampRed1836
- Allahabad HG 3handstampBlack1835–1836
- Allahabad HG 4handstampRed1837–1843
- Allahabad HG 4ahandstampBlack1844
+8 more at this office.View all Allahabad marks and postal history →
About this Allahabad pre stamp cover
COV-782 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover bearing the Allahabad HG 1b 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?
Unrecorded : Intaglio "ALLAHABAD / POST OFFICE" mark in double circle & having a addition line around outer & inner circle.
1 image of COV-782 is recorded; the Allahabad HG 1b mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-782
- What is COV-782?
- COV-782 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces, bearing the Allahabad HG 1b handstamp in black. Unrecorded : Intaglio "ALLAHABAD / POST OFFICE" mark in double circle & having a addition line around outer & inner circle.
- How scarce is the Allahabad HG 1b mark on this cover?
- The census grades Allahabad HG 1b as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 1b handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.