COV-985
27 August 1827 Cawnpore Cover
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Date
27 August 1827
Description
PRESTAMP MAIL TO GB: Small 1806-1851 range inc. 27 Aug. 1827 EL to Suffolk with "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" hs on front (applied in error and cancelled, with ms "1/2" showing the correct rate), and faint 2-ring "CAWNPORE/POST OFFICE" hs on flap; 9 Apr. 1851 EL to Yorkshire with fine black double-ring "CALLAO" cds (from a British Post Office in Callao) and red Receiver's Mark on reverse; plus other related examples. (10)Cross Reference: INDIA
Auction
Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 279
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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-985 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 27 August 1827 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?
PRESTAMP MAIL TO GB: Small 1806-1851 range inc. 27 Aug. 1827 EL to Suffolk with "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" hs on front (applied in error and cancelled, with ms "1/2" showing the correct rate), and faint 2-ring "CAWNPORE/POST OFFICE" hs on flap; 9 Apr. 1851 EL to Yorkshire with fine black double-ring "CALLAO" cds (from a British Post Office in Callao) and red Receiver's Mark on reverse; plus other related examples. (10)Cross Reference: INDIA
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 279.
1 image of COV-985 is recorded; the Cawnpore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1833.
Questions about COV-985
- What is COV-985?
- COV-985 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 27 August 1827, bearing the Cawnpore HG 4 handstamp in black. PRESTAMP MAIL TO GB: Small 1806-1851 range inc. 27 Aug. 1827 EL to Suffolk with "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" hs on front (applied in error and cancelled, with ms "1/2" showing the correct rate), and faint 2-ring "CAWNPORE/POST OFFICE" hs on flap; 9 Apr. 1851 EL to Yorkshire with fine black double-ring "CALLAO" cds (from a British Post Office in Callao) and red Receiver's Mark on reverse; plus other related examples. (10)Cross Reference: INDIA
- 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-985?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 279.
- When was COV-985 posted?
- COV-985 is dated 27 August 1827, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 4 (1820–1833).
About this record
This 27 August 1827 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 279.