COV-774
November 1814 Allyghur HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
November 1814
Description
1814: H.G. 1: The hand-writing of the address is identical to that of a letter of 1813 sent by William Dunn, to his father, through the same forwarding Agent's address, the intaglio "COEL / Post Paid" despatch stamp, used in November, 1814. 3 only being known, two written by William Dunn. On the reverse is the faint manuscript mark "2 Sa. Wt.", for which the double letter rate of postage of 2 Rupees is shown in the "Coel" stamp. Single postage from COEL [ALLYGHUR] to CALCUTTA was 14 As. and 2 as. was the Ship Letter fee.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Allyghur
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Allyghur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This November 1814 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.