COV-4740 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1851, bearing the Cawnpore HG 15A handstamp in orange. Inde British India 1851? Used Stampless Cover Cawnpore Kanpur To Lucknow

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

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

When was COV-4740 posted?

COV-4740 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 15A (1851).

COV-4740

1851 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Cawnpore HG 15A handstruck folded letter (COV-4740)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 15A, scan 2 (COV-4740)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 15A, scan 3 (COV-4740)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Date

1851

Description

Inde British India 1851? Used Stampless Cover Cawnpore Kanpur To Lucknow

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2459900765

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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-4740 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Cawnpore HG 15A handstamp, struck in orange, recorded in the census of Cawnpore postal history — the office known today as Kanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Inde British India 1851? Used Stampless Cover Cawnpore Kanpur To Lucknow

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2459900765.

3 images of COV-4740 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 15A mark itself is recorded in use 1851.

Questions about COV-4740

What is COV-4740?: COV-4740 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1851, bearing the Cawnpore HG 15A handstamp in orange. Inde British India 1851? Used Stampless Cover Cawnpore Kanpur To Lucknow
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 15A mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 15A as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851.
What is the provenance of COV-4740?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2459900765.
When was COV-4740 posted?: COV-4740 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 15A (1851).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 15A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2459900765.