COV-2824 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 30 July 1834, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-2824 posted?

COV-2824 is dated 30 July 1834, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).

COV-2824

30 July 1834 Cawnpore HG 6 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 30 July 1834, Cawnpore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-2824) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 6, back (COV-2824) — back

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Date

30 July 1834

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore

19 marks

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-2824 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 30 July 1834 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?

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-2824 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1837.

Questions about COV-2824

What is COV-2824?: COV-2824 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 30 July 1834, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2824 posted?: COV-2824 is dated 30 July 1834, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).

About this record

This 30 July 1834 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.