COV-1214 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of September 1836, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. 1836 CAWNPORE PtPd HG 6 on folded letter to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER SD10 and India Letter Weymouth

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1837.

When was COV-1214 posted?

COV-1214 is dated September 1836, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).

COV-1214

September 1836 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — September 1836, Cawnpore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-1214)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 6, scan 2 (COV-1214)

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Date

September 1836

Description

1836 CAWNPORE PtPd HG 6 on folded letter to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER SD10 and India Letter Weymouth

Auction

StampBay

5, Lot 12

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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-1214 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of September 1836 bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 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?

1836 CAWNPORE PtPd HG 6 on folded letter to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER SD10 and India Letter Weymouth

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 12.

2 images of COV-1214 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1837.

Questions about COV-1214

What is COV-1214?: COV-1214 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of September 1836, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. 1836 CAWNPORE PtPd HG 6 on folded letter to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER SD10 and India Letter Weymouth
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-1214?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 12.
When was COV-1214 posted?: COV-1214 is dated September 1836, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).

About this record

This September 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 12.