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Date
10 August 1845
Description
1845 DERAH DOON Bearing HG 3 (Giles records usage in 1848 only, this is used 3 years earlier) on fl from Cawnpore with CAWNPORE Bearing HG 10
Auction
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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 1handstampBlack1802–1803
- Cawnpore HG 2handstampBlack1810–1818
- Cawnpore HG 3handstampBlack1818
- Cawnpore HG 4handstampBlack1820–1833
- Cawnpore HG 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover
COV-1338 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 10 August 1845 bearing the Cawnpore HG 10 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?
1845 DERAH DOON Bearing HG 3 (Giles records usage in 1848 only, this is used 3 years earlier) on fl from Cawnpore with CAWNPORE Bearing HG 10
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 14.
2 images of COV-1338 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1837-45.
Questions about COV-1338
- What is COV-1338?
- COV-1338 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 10 August 1845, bearing the Cawnpore HG 10 handstamp in black. 1845 DERAH DOON Bearing HG 3 (Giles records usage in 1848 only, this is used 3 years earlier) on fl from Cawnpore with CAWNPORE Bearing HG 10
- How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cawnpore HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837-45.
- What is the provenance of COV-1338?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 14.
- When was COV-1338 posted?
- COV-1338 is dated 10 August 1845, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 10 (1837-45).
About this record
This 10 August 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 10 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 14.

