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Date
1826
Description
1826 Entire from Cawnpore to Calcutta written to John Pearson, the Advocate General in Calcutta, bearing large double circle 'cawnpore post office/ p.st p.d./18' in black (Giles 4), red framed 'calcutta/ g.p.o./ 28 no 28/ 1826' datestamp and boxed 'am' in red all on the reverse; the letter refers to Lords Cambermere and Amherst and is concerned with military and domestic matters
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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 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
- Cawnpore HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover
COV-1918 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1826 bearing the Cawnpore HG 4 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?
1826 Entire from Cawnpore to Calcutta written to John Pearson, the Advocate General in Calcutta, bearing large double circle 'cawnpore post office/ p.st p.d./18' in black (Giles 4), red framed 'calcutta/ g.p.o./ 28 no 28/ 1826' datestamp and boxed 'am' in red all on the reverse; the letter refers to Lords Cambermere and Amherst and is concerned with military and domestic matters
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 23118 - The 'Nikita' Collection of British Commonwealth - e-Auction lot 3210.
1 image of COV-1918 is recorded; the Cawnpore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1833.
Questions about COV-1918
- What is COV-1918?
- COV-1918 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1826, bearing the Cawnpore HG 4 handstamp in black. 1826 Entire from Cawnpore to Calcutta written to John Pearson, the Advocate General in Calcutta, bearing large double circle 'cawnpore post office/ p.st p.d./18' in black (Giles 4), red framed 'calcutta/ g.p.o./ 28 no 28/ 1826' datestamp and boxed 'am' in red all on the reverse; the letter refers to Lords Cambermere and Amherst and is concerned with military and domestic matters
- How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cawnpore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1833.
- What is the provenance of COV-1918?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 23118 - The 'Nikita' Collection of British Commonwealth - e-Auction lot 3210.
- When was COV-1918 posted?
- COV-1918 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 4 (1820–1833).
About this record
This 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 23118 - The 'Nikita' Collection of British Commonwealth - e-Auction, lot 3210.