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Date
28 July 1803
Description
INDIA, Cawnpore, 1803, "CAWNPore" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold but partial strike with manuscript "28th July 1803" despatch date on top flap of folded cover addressed to Capt. Robert Campbell in Calcutta, accompanied by original letter detailing troop movements of various companies and battalions in preparation for the impending Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805), cover with minor sealed tear on top flap not affecting handstamp, Fine strike, noted in Giles as rare
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6015
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cawnpore
19 marks19 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cawnpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Cawnpore HG 2handstampBlack1810–1818
- Cawnpore HG 3handstampBlack1818
- Cawnpore HG 4handstampBlack1820–1833
- Cawnpore HG 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
- Cawnpore HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover
COV-84 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 28 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?
INDIA, Cawnpore, 1803, "CAWNPore" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold but partial strike with manuscript "28th July 1803" despatch date on top flap of folded cover addressed to Capt. Robert Campbell in Calcutta, accompanied by original letter detailing troop movements of various companies and battalions in preparation for the impending Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805), cover with minor sealed tear on top flap not affecting handstamp, Fine strike, noted in Giles as rare
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6015.
2 images of COV-84 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1802–1803.
Questions about COV-84
- What is COV-84?
- COV-84 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 28 July 1803, bearing the Cawnpore HG 1 handstamp in black. INDIA, Cawnpore, 1803, "CAWNPore" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold but partial strike with manuscript "28th July 1803" despatch date on top flap of folded cover addressed to Capt. Robert Campbell in Calcutta, accompanied by original letter detailing troop movements of various companies and battalions in preparation for the impending Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805), cover with minor sealed tear on top flap not affecting handstamp, Fine strike, noted in Giles as rare
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-84?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6015.
- When was COV-84 posted?
- COV-84 is dated 28 July 1803, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 1 (1802–1803).
About this record
This 28 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6015.