COV-3996 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allyghur, North Western Provinces, bearing the Allyghur HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from allyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Allyghur HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Allyghur HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-51.

COV-3996

Allyghur Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Allyghur HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3996) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Allyghur HG 4, back (COV-3996) — back

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Description

Postal cover from allyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Allyghur

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About this Allyghur pre stamp cover

COV-3996 is an Allyghur pre stamp cover bearing the Allyghur HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Allyghur postal history — the office known today as Aligarh, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from allyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3996 are recorded (front, back); the Allyghur HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-51.

Questions about COV-3996

What is COV-3996?: COV-3996 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allyghur, North Western Provinces, bearing the Allyghur HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from allyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Allyghur HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Allyghur HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-51.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.