COV-4131
22 November 1837 Cawnpore Cover
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Date
22 November 1837
Description
Entire posted from Cawnpore to Longore on 22nd November 1837 with HG6 circular handstamp of "Cawnpore/ Pt. Pd / 18" in black color with 8 annas postage paid. At that time the Governor General was Auckland and Post Master General was Alexander.
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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 4handstampBlack1820–1833
- Cawnpore HG 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover
COV-4131 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 22 November 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?
Entire posted from Cawnpore to Longore on 22nd November 1837 with HG6 circular handstamp of "Cawnpore/ Pt. Pd / 18" in black color with 8 annas postage paid. At that time the Governor General was Auckland and Post Master General was Alexander.
1 image of COV-4131 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1837.
Questions about COV-4131
- What is COV-4131?
- COV-4131 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 22 November 1837, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Cawnpore to Longore on 22nd November 1837 with HG6 circular handstamp of "Cawnpore/ Pt. Pd / 18" in black color with 8 annas postage paid. At that time the Governor General was Auckland and Post Master General was Alexander.
- 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-4131 posted?
- COV-4131 is dated 22 November 1837, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).
About this record
This 22 November 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.