How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 15 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 15 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851-52.

When was COV-4014 posted?

COV-4014 is dated 17 February 1853, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 15 (1851-52).

COV-4014

17 February 1853 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 17 February 1853, Cawnpore HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-4014) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 15, back (COV-4014) — back

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Date

17 February 1853

Description

Postal cover from barelly (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Purple. Dated 17 February 1853. Note: Revised impression; also seen R (1839-45). Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore

19 marks

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-4014 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 17 February 1853 bearing the Cawnpore HG 15 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?

2 images of COV-4014 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1851-52.

Questions about COV-4014

What is COV-4014?: COV-4014 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 17 February 1853, bearing the Cawnpore HG 15 handstamp in black. Postal cover from barelly (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Purple. Dated 17 February 1853. Note: Revised impression; also seen R (1839-45). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 15 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 15 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851-52.
When was COV-4014 posted?: COV-4014 is dated 17 February 1853, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 15 (1851-52).

About this record

This 17 February 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 15 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.