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COV-4976

Allahabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-4976)
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Pre-stamp cover of India — Allahabad HG 8, front (COV-4976)
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Description

Indernal cover posed at Allahabad and stampea with an oval Smark 'ALLHABAD/18-. This mark is not recorded by ails but a similar 'bearing mark is recorded in 1836. Valive intaglio seals indicaling that the destinatio was one of the native states

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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-4976 is an Allahabad pre stamp cover bearing the Allahabad HG 8 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?

Indernal cover posed at Allahabad and stampea with an oval Smark 'ALLHABAD/18-. This mark is not recorded by ails but a similar 'bearing mark is recorded in 1836. Valive intaglio seals indicaling that the destinatio was one of the native states

2 images of COV-4976 are recorded (front); the Allahabad HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-48.

Questions about COV-4976

What is COV-4976?
COV-4976 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allahabad, North Western Provinces, bearing the Allahabad HG 8 handstamp in red. Indernal cover posed at Allahabad and stampea with an oval Smark 'ALLHABAD/18-. This mark is not recorded by ails but a similar 'bearing mark is recorded in 1836. Valive intaglio seals indicaling that the destinatio was one of the native states
How scarce is the Allahabad HG 8 mark on this cover?
The census grades Allahabad HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-48.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allahabad HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.