COV-2272 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of September 1838, bearing the Cawnpore HG 10 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Black. Dated September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

When was COV-2272 posted?

COV-2272 is dated September 1838, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 10 (1837-45).

COV-2272

September 1838 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — September 1838, Cawnpore HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-2272) — front

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Date

September 1838

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Black. Dated September 1838. 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-2272 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of September 1838 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?

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Black. Dated September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2272 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1837-45.

Questions about COV-2272

What is COV-2272?: COV-2272 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of September 1838, bearing the Cawnpore HG 10 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Black. Dated September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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.
When was COV-2272 posted?: COV-2272 is dated September 1838, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 10 (1837-45).

About this record

This September 1838 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.