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Date
1840
Description
India 1840 pre stamp cover from ALMORAH (Giles #2 - Only recorded Year of usage) via Malta addressed to the Marshall of the Madras Army at London - Rare
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Almora
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Almora are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Almora pre stamp cover
COV-3884 is an Almora pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Almora HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Almora postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1840 pre stamp cover from ALMORAH (Giles #2 - Only recorded Year of usage) via Malta addressed to the Marshall of the Madras Army at London - Rare
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 239 lot 0091 (2025).
3 images of COV-3884 are recorded; the Almora HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-40.
Questions about COV-3884
- What is COV-3884?
- COV-3884 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Almora, North Western Provinces of 1840, bearing the Almora HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1840 pre stamp cover from ALMORAH (Giles #2 - Only recorded Year of usage) via Malta addressed to the Marshall of the Madras Army at London - Rare
- How scarce is the Almora HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Almora HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-40.
- What is the provenance of COV-3884?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 239 lot 0091 (2025).
- When was COV-3884 posted?
- COV-3884 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Almora HG 2 (1838-40).
About this record
This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Almora HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 239, lot 0091, (2025).