COV-3860 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1847, bearing the Cawnpore HG 14 handstamp in red. India 1847 Soldier's prestamp cover sent from Cawnpore (Giles #14 - Used Earlier than Recorded) to Scotland

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 14 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 14 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1848.

When was COV-3860 posted?

COV-3860 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 14 (1847–1848).

COV-3860

1847 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1847, Cawnpore HG 14 handstruck folded letter (COV-3860)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 14, scan 2 (COV-3860)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 14, scan 3 (COV-3860)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1847

Description

India 1847 Soldier's prestamp cover sent from Cawnpore (Giles #14 - Used Earlier than Recorded) to Scotland

Auction

Sephils

303, Lot 0083, (2025)

Same office

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-3860 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Cawnpore HG 14 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?

India 1847 Soldier's prestamp cover sent from Cawnpore (Giles #14 - Used Earlier than Recorded) to Scotland

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0083 (2025).

3 images of COV-3860 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 14 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1848.

Questions about COV-3860

What is COV-3860?: COV-3860 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1847, bearing the Cawnpore HG 14 handstamp in red. India 1847 Soldier's prestamp cover sent from Cawnpore (Giles #14 - Used Earlier than Recorded) to Scotland
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 14 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 14 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1848.
What is the provenance of COV-3860?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0083 (2025).
When was COV-3860 posted?: COV-3860 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 14 (1847–1848).

About this record

This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 14 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 Sephils, 303, lot 0083, (2025).