COV-3902 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1837, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. India 1837 rare prestamp cover from Cawnpore (Giles Type 6) addressed to Brigadier General Sir Thomas Anburey, Commanding at Saugur (Bengal)

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-3902 posted?

COV-3902 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).

COV-3902

1837 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Cawnpore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-3902)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cawnpore HG 6, scan 2 (COV-3902)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1837

Description

India 1837 rare prestamp cover from Cawnpore (Giles Type 6) addressed to Brigadier General Sir Thomas Anburey, Commanding at Saugur (Bengal)

Auction

Sephils

165, Lot 0086, (2025)

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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-3902 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1837 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?

India 1837 rare prestamp cover from Cawnpore (Giles Type 6) addressed to Brigadier General Sir Thomas Anburey, Commanding at Saugur (Bengal)

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 165 lot 0086 (2025).

2 images of COV-3902 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1837.

Questions about COV-3902

What is COV-3902?: COV-3902 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1837, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. India 1837 rare prestamp cover from Cawnpore (Giles Type 6) addressed to Brigadier General Sir Thomas Anburey, Commanding at Saugur (Bengal)
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-3902?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 165 lot 0086 (2025).
When was COV-3902 posted?: COV-3902 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).

About this record

This 1837 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 Sephils, 165, lot 0086, (2025).