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Date
19 March 1853
Description
Pre-Stamp Cover, 1853, Allahabad to Banaras, addressed to “Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadoor, Benares”, dispatched on 7-3-(18)53 from ALLAHABAD(?), Paid 6 Annas, 19-03-1853, Red ink seal of “BENARES” being a delivery mark, minor handling marks otherwise intact condition, Very Rare.
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Other recorded marks at Benares
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Benares are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Benares HG 1handstampBlack1810–1820
- Benares HG 2handstampBlack1811
- Benares HG 3handstampBlack1824–1836
- Benares HG 4handstampBlack1827-35
- Benares HG 5handstampBlack1829
- Benares HG 6handstampBlack1832–1835
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About this Benares pre stamp cover
COV-4753 is a Benares pre stamp cover of 19 March 1853 bearing the Benares HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Benares postal history — the office known today as Varanasi, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Pre-Stamp Cover, 1853, Allahabad to Banaras, addressed to “Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadoor, Benares”, dispatched on 7-3-(18)53 from ALLAHABAD(?), Paid 6 Annas, 19-03-1853, Red ink seal of “BENARES” being a delivery mark, minor handling marks otherwise intact condition, Very Rare.
Its recorded auction history runs through marudhararts 39 lot 1.
2 images of COV-4753 are recorded (front, back); the Benares HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1853.
Questions about COV-4753
- What is COV-4753?
- COV-4753 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Benares, North Western Provinces of 19 March 1853, bearing the Benares HG 7 handstamp in red. Pre-Stamp Cover, 1853, Allahabad to Banaras, addressed to “Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadoor, Benares”, dispatched on 7-3-(18)53 from ALLAHABAD(?), Paid 6 Annas, 19-03-1853, Red ink seal of “BENARES” being a delivery mark, minor handling marks otherwise intact condition, Very Rare.
- How scarce is the Benares HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Benares HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-4753?
- Its recorded auction history runs through marudhararts 39 lot 1.
- When was COV-4753 posted?
- COV-4753 is dated 19 March 1853, within the recorded period of use of Benares HG 7 (1838–1853).
About this record
This 19 March 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Benares HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with marudhararts, 39, lot 1.