COV-3969 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 31 August 1815, bearing the Cawnpore HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 August 1815. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1818.

When was COV-3969 posted?

COV-3969 is dated 31 August 1815, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 2 (1810–1818).

COV-3969

31 August 1815 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 31 August 1815, Cawnpore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-3969) — front

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Date

31 August 1815

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 August 1815. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-3969 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 31 August 1815 bearing the Cawnpore HG 2 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?

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 August 1815. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3969 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1810–1818.

Questions about COV-3969

What is COV-3969?: COV-3969 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 31 August 1815, bearing the Cawnpore HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 August 1815. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1818.
When was COV-3969 posted?: COV-3969 is dated 31 August 1815, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 2 (1810–1818).

About this record

This 31 August 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.