Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
23 January 1839
Description
This handstamp: Red "JANSI / Paid" is unrecorded by Giles. Other stamp is of" AZIMGARH / Bearing" in black also unrecorded by Giles.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Azimgurh
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Azimgurh are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Azimgurh pre stamp cover
COV-791 is an Azimgurh pre stamp cover of 23 January 1839 bearing the Azimgurh HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Azimgurh postal history — the office known today as Azamgarh, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
This handstamp: Red "JANSI / Paid" is unrecorded by Giles. Other stamp is of" AZIMGARH / Bearing" in black also unrecorded by Giles.
1 image of COV-791 is recorded; the Azimgurh HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1839.
Questions about COV-791
- What is COV-791?
- COV-791 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Azimgurh, North Western Provinces of 23 January 1839, bearing the Azimgurh HG 5 handstamp in black. This handstamp: Red "JANSI / Paid" is unrecorded by Giles. Other stamp is of" AZIMGARH / Bearing" in black also unrecorded by Giles.
- How scarce is the Azimgurh HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Azimgurh HG 5 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839.
- When was COV-791 posted?
- COV-791 is dated 23 January 1839, within the recorded period of use of Azimgurh HG 5 (1839).
About this record
This 23 January 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Azimgurh HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.