How scarce is the Allahabad HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Allahabad HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1843.

When was COV-4229 posted?

COV-4229 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 4 (1837–1843).

COV-4229

1842 Allahabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1842, Allahabad HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-4229)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 4, scan 2 (COV-4229)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 4, scan 3 (COV-4229)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1842

Description

India 1842 Entire Letter from Allahabad (Giles #4) to London, England, via Falmouth, featuring manuscript postal markings, red postmark, and detailed historical military content.

Auction

Sephils

696, Lot 0112, (2026)

Same office

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-4229 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Allahabad HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Allahabad postal history — the office known today as Prayagraj, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1842 Entire Letter from Allahabad (Giles #4) to London, England, via Falmouth, featuring manuscript postal markings, red postmark, and detailed historical military content.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0112 (2026).

3 images of COV-4229 are recorded; the Allahabad HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1843.

Questions about COV-4229

What is COV-4229?: COV-4229 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces of 1842, bearing the Allahabad HG 4 handstamp in red. India 1842 Entire Letter from Allahabad (Giles #4) to London, England, via Falmouth, featuring manuscript postal markings, red postmark, and detailed historical military content.
How scarce is the Allahabad HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Allahabad HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1843.
What is the provenance of COV-4229?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0112 (2026).
When was COV-4229 posted?: COV-4229 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 4 (1837–1843).

About this record

This 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 696, lot 0112, (2026).