COV-2986 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 18 July 1803, bearing the Cawnpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 July 1803. Note: Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1802–1803.

When was COV-2986 posted?

COV-2986 is dated 18 July 1803, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 1 (1802–1803).

COV-2986

18 July 1803 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 18 July 1803, Cawnpore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2986) — front

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Date

18 July 1803

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 July 1803. Note: Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore

19 marks

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-2986 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 18 July 1803 bearing the Cawnpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cawnpore postal history — the office known today as Kanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 July 1803. Note: Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2986 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1802–1803.

Questions about COV-2986

What is COV-2986?: COV-2986 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 18 July 1803, bearing the Cawnpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 July 1803. Note: Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1802–1803.
When was COV-2986 posted?: COV-2986 is dated 18 July 1803, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 1 (1802–1803).

About this record

This 18 July 1803 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.