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Date
1836
Description
1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from CAMP near ALLYGHUR to DINAPORE by Major Commanding Officer 3rd Regiment. Since service letter no postage was charged. The writer has even signed on the envelope, with designation as per the rule of the service letter.
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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 2handstampBlack1823–1831
- Allyghur HG 4handstampRed1838-51
- Allyghur HG 5handstampBlack1837
- Allyghur HG 6handstampBlack1853
- Allyghur HG 7handstampBlack1851
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About this Allyghur pre stamp cover
COV-781 is an Allyghur pre stamp cover of 1836 bearing the Allyghur HG 3 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?
1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from CAMP near ALLYGHUR to DINAPORE by Major Commanding Officer 3rd Regiment. Since service letter no postage was charged. The writer has even signed on the envelope, with designation as per the rule of the service letter.
1 image of COV-781 is recorded; the Allyghur HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1836.
Questions about COV-781
- What is COV-781?
- COV-781 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allyghur, North Western Provinces of 1836, bearing the Allyghur HG 3 handstamp in black. 1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from CAMP near ALLYGHUR to DINAPORE by Major Commanding Officer 3rd Regiment. Since service letter no postage was charged. The writer has even signed on the envelope, with designation as per the rule of the service letter.
- How scarce is the Allyghur HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Allyghur HG 3 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.
- When was COV-781 posted?
- COV-781 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Allyghur HG 3 (1836).
About this record
This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.