COV-1337 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Cawnpore HG 12 handstamp in red. 1849 CAWNPORE PAID HG 12 on fl to France via Marseilles with boxed INDIA PAID. Contents related to shipment of Champagne

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 12 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1849.

When was COV-1337 posted?

COV-1337 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 12 (1847–1849).

COV-1337

1849 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Cawnpore HG 12 handstruck folded letter (COV-1337)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 12, scan 2 (COV-1337)

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Date

1849

Description

1849 CAWNPORE PAID HG 12 on fl to France via Marseilles with boxed INDIA PAID. Contents related to shipment of Champagne

Auction

StampBay

8, Lot 13

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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-1337 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Cawnpore HG 12 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Cawnpore postal history — the office known today as Kanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1849 CAWNPORE PAID HG 12 on fl to France via Marseilles with boxed INDIA PAID. Contents related to shipment of Champagne

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 13.

2 images of COV-1337 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1849.

Questions about COV-1337

What is COV-1337?: COV-1337 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Cawnpore HG 12 handstamp in red. 1849 CAWNPORE PAID HG 12 on fl to France via Marseilles with boxed INDIA PAID. Contents related to shipment of Champagne
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 12 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1849.
What is the provenance of COV-1337?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 13.
When was COV-1337 posted?: COV-1337 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 12 (1847–1849).

About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 12 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 13.