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Date
1825
Description
1825 : H.G.4: A entire letter from CAWNPORE [23 Nov.] to AGRA Endorsed in manuscript on face Bg. This handstamp: A very fine strike of the large "CAWNPORE / POST OFFICE" in double ring mark, with "PST.PD / 18" clear in centre, in black colour used during 1825-1833. A very fine and Scarce handstamp.
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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-777 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1825 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?
1825 : H.G.4: A entire letter from CAWNPORE [23 Nov.] to AGRA Endorsed in manuscript on face Bg. This handstamp: A very fine strike of the large "CAWNPORE / POST OFFICE" in double ring mark, with "PST.PD / 18" clear in centre, in black colour used during 1825-1833. A very fine and Scarce handstamp.
1 image of COV-777 is recorded; the Cawnpore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1833.
Questions about COV-777
- What is COV-777?
- COV-777 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1825, bearing the Cawnpore HG 4 handstamp in black. 1825 : H.G.4: A entire letter from CAWNPORE [23 Nov.] to AGRA Endorsed in manuscript on face Bg. This handstamp: A very fine strike of the large "CAWNPORE / POST OFFICE" in double ring mark, with "PST.PD / 18" clear in centre, in black colour used during 1825-1833. A very fine and Scarce handstamp.
- 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-777 posted?
- COV-777 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 4 (1820–1833).
About this record
This 1825 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.