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.

When was COV-2380 posted?

COV-2380 is dated 19 October 1832, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 4 (1820–1833).

COV-2380

19 October 1832 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 19 October 1832, Cawnpore HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2380) — front

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Date

19 October 1832

Description

1832 Cawnpore – Dum Dum inland entire, with Cawnpore Giles 4 "CAWNPORE/Pst Pd/18../POST OFFICE" despatch handstamp, date "19 Octr. 1832" & rate "4 as" (paid 4A single-letter inland postage to Dum Dum for a letter not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.

Auction

Private

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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-2380 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 19 October 1832 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2380 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1833.

Questions about COV-2380

What is COV-2380?: COV-2380 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 19 October 1832, bearing the Cawnpore HG 4 handstamp in black. 1832 Cawnpore – Dum Dum inland entire, with Cawnpore Giles 4 "CAWNPORE/Pst Pd/18../POST OFFICE" despatch handstamp, date "19 Octr. 1832" & rate "4 as" (paid 4A single-letter inland postage to Dum Dum for a letter not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
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-2380?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2380 posted?: COV-2380 is dated 19 October 1832, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 4 (1820–1833).

About this record

This 19 October 1832 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 Private.