COV-3535 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1838, bearing the Cawnpore HG 10 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Black. Dated 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-3535 posted?

COV-3535 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 10 (1837-45).

COV-3535

1838 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1838, Cawnpore HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-3535) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 10, back (COV-3535) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 10, front (COV-3535) — front

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Date

1838

Description

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

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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore

19 marks

19 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.

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-3535 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 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 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay NobleSpirit.

3 images of COV-3535 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1837-45.

Questions about COV-3535

What is COV-3535?: COV-3535 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1838, bearing the Cawnpore HG 10 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Black. Dated 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.
What is the provenance of COV-3535?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay NobleSpirit.
When was COV-3535 posted?: COV-3535 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 10 (1837-45).

About this record

This 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. It has appeared at auction with eBay, NobleSpirit.