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COV-2527

4 August 1849 Cawnpore HG 13A Cover

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

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.

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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-2527 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 4 August 1849 bearing the Cawnpore HG 13A 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?

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.

1 image of COV-2527 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 13A mark itself is recorded in use 1849.

Questions about COV-2527

What is COV-2527?
COV-2527 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 4 August 1849, bearing the Cawnpore HG 13A handstamp in black. 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.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 13A mark on this cover?
The census grades Cawnpore HG 13A as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.
When was COV-2527 posted?
COV-2527 is dated 4 August 1849, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 13A (1849).

About this record

This 4 August 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears 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.