COV-4120
18 January 1827 Allyghur Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
18 January 1827
Description
Entire posted from Allyghur to Inverness via Portsmouth and London having "Allyghur/18/Post.paid" HG2 handstand in black color posted on 5th January 1827 along with Calcutta G.P.O and double ring Calcutta General Post Office handstamp and Martime India handstand of "India Letter Portsmouth" and other transit and delivery marks. However there are two more dots separating Ally & Ghur and POST & PAID.
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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.
- Allyghur HG 1handstampBlack1811–1814
- Allyghur HG 3handstampBlack1836
- Allyghur HG 4handstampRed1838-51
- Allyghur HG 5handstampBlack1837
- Allyghur HG 6handstampBlack1853
- Allyghur HG 7handstampBlack1851
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About this Allyghur pre stamp cover
COV-4120 is an Allyghur pre stamp cover of 18 January 1827 bearing the Allyghur HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Allyghur postal history — the office known today as Aligarh, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Allyghur to Inverness via Portsmouth and London having "Allyghur/18/Post.paid" HG2 handstand in black color posted on 5th January 1827 along with Calcutta G.P.O and double ring Calcutta General Post Office handstamp and Martime India handstand of "India Letter Portsmouth" and other transit and delivery marks. However there are two more dots separating Ally & Ghur and POST & PAID.
1 image of COV-4120 is recorded (front); the Allyghur HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1831.
Questions about COV-4120
- What is COV-4120?
- COV-4120 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allyghur, North Western Provinces of 18 January 1827, bearing the Allyghur HG 2 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Allyghur to Inverness via Portsmouth and London having "Allyghur/18/Post.paid" HG2 handstand in black color posted on 5th January 1827 along with Calcutta G.P.O and double ring Calcutta General Post Office handstamp and Martime India handstand of "India Letter Portsmouth" and other transit and delivery marks. However there are two more dots separating Ally & Ghur and POST & PAID.
- How scarce is the Allyghur HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Allyghur HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1831.
- When was COV-4120 posted?
- COV-4120 is dated 18 January 1827, within the recorded period of use of Allyghur HG 2 (1823–1831).
About this record
This 18 January 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.