COV-2825 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 21 July 1852, bearing the Cawnpore HG 16 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 16 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 July 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 16 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 16 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-2825 posted?

COV-2825 is dated 21 July 1852, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 16 (1852).

COV-2825

21 July 1852 Cawnpore HG 16 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 21 July 1852, Cawnpore HG 16 handstruck folded letter (COV-2825) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 16, back (COV-2825) — back

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Date

21 July 1852

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 16 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 July 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-2825 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 21 July 1852 bearing the Cawnpore HG 16 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?

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 16 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 July 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-2825 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 16 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-2825

What is COV-2825?: COV-2825 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 21 July 1852, bearing the Cawnpore HG 16 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 16 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 July 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 16 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 16 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
When was COV-2825 posted?: COV-2825 is dated 21 July 1852, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 16 (1852).

About this record

This 21 July 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 16 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.