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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore
19 marks19 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.
- Cawnpore HG 1handstampBlack1802–1803
- Cawnpore HG 2handstampBlack1810–1818
- Cawnpore HG 3handstampBlack1818
- Cawnpore HG 4handstampBlack1820–1833
- Cawnpore HG 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover
COV-4430 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 10 September 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?
India LUCKNOW Handstruck Bearing Cover To Cawnpore
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4430 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1851-52.
Questions about COV-4430
- What is COV-4430?
- COV-4430 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 10 September 1853, bearing the Cawnpore HG 15 handstamp in black. India LUCKNOW Handstruck Bearing Cover To Cawnpore
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-4430?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4430 posted?
- COV-4430 is dated 10 September 1853, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 15 (1851-52).
About this record
This 10 September 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. It has appeared at auction with eBay.