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14 December 1842 Allahabad HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of India Study Circle
Date
14 December 1842
Description
1842 (14 Dec) Entire from Allahabad (Giles 4 paid slide) to London (7 Feb 1843) by Overland mail from Bombay & Marseilles. Colourful description of journey up from Patna.
Auction
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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 1ahandstampBlack1838
- Allahabad HG 1bhandstampBlack—
- Allahabad HG 2handstampRed1836
- Allahabad HG 3handstampBlack1835–1836
- 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 14 December 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 1.