COV-3796 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Allahabad HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1848 prestamp cover from Mirzapore to Capt. John Clarke, 2nd Regt. B.N.I., Allahabad

How scarce is the Allahabad HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Allahabad HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1850.

When was COV-3796 posted?

COV-3796 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 5 (1844–1850).

COV-3796

1848 Allahabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1848, Allahabad HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-3796)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 5, scan 2 (COV-3796)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 5, scan 3 (COV-3796)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1848

Description

India 1848 prestamp cover from Mirzapore to Capt. John Clarke, 2nd Regt. B.N.I., Allahabad

Auction

Sephils

422, Lot 0085, (2025)

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-3796 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Allahabad HG 5 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 1848 prestamp cover from Mirzapore to Capt. John Clarke, 2nd Regt. B.N.I., Allahabad

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 422 lot 0085 (2025).

3 images of COV-3796 are recorded; the Allahabad HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1850.

Questions about COV-3796

What is COV-3796?: COV-3796 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Allahabad HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1848 prestamp cover from Mirzapore to Capt. John Clarke, 2nd Regt. B.N.I., Allahabad
How scarce is the Allahabad HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Allahabad HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1850.
What is the provenance of COV-3796?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 422 lot 0085 (2025).
When was COV-3796 posted?: COV-3796 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Allahabad HG 5 (1844–1850).

About this record

This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 5 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, 422, lot 0085, (2025).