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COV-2527 — 4 August 1849 Cawnpore HG 13A Cover

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COV-2527 — 4 August 1849 Cawnpore HG 13A pre-stamp cover
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Aditya Asthana

Census record COV-2527 is a 4 August 1849 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Cawnpore HG 13A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.

Date

4 August 1849

Description

1 Anna unpaid entire from Lucknow to Cawnpore. Delivered the next day at Cawnpore, 5 August 1849. Unrecorded Handstruck with Cawnpore spelt as CAWNPOOR instead of Cawnpore. It variation in spelling is only found in 1849.