COV-1419 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Allahabad HG 4a handstamp in black. 1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14

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

The census grades Allahabad HG 4a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.

When was COV-1419 posted?

COV-1419 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 4a (1844).

COV-1419

1854 Allahabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Allahabad HG 4a handstruck folded letter (COV-1419)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 4a, scan 2 (COV-1419)

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Date

1854

Description

1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 11

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-1419 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Allahabad HG 4a 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?

1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 11.

2 images of COV-1419 are recorded; the Allahabad HG 4a mark itself is recorded in use 1844.

Questions about COV-1419

What is COV-1419?: COV-1419 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Allahabad HG 4a handstamp in black. 1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14
How scarce is the Allahabad HG 4a mark on this cover?: The census grades Allahabad HG 4a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.
What is the provenance of COV-1419?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 11.
When was COV-1419 posted?: COV-1419 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 4a (1844).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 4a handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 11.