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Date
1834
Description
PRESTAMP LOT INC. OVAL "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID", "CAWNPORE//Pt. Pd.", MAIL TO CEYLON & C.G.H. (2), ETC.; 1821-51 covers inc. fine 1821 E ex Calcutta to Ceylon (redirected ex Colombo to Matele), 1838/53 pair to Cape Town (the first to the P.M.G. with red boxed "LUCKNOW/Paid [1-8]"), 1827/35 Es pair to Calcutta or G.B. with fair oval claret "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID" or fair scarce black circular "CAWNPORE/Pt Pd" (crease), and later Calcutta group (covers to GB or Serampore + front/flaps pair to GB inc. one forwarded with v. fine Edinburgh dated "2" charge mark). (7 covers + 2 pieces/fronts) [Ex John Lea.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain, Lot 528, (2025)
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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-4863 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 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?
PRESTAMP LOT INC. OVAL "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID", "CAWNPORE//Pt. Pd.", MAIL TO CEYLON & C.G.H. (2), ETC.; 1821-51 covers inc. fine 1821 E ex Calcutta to Ceylon (redirected ex Colombo to Matele), 1838/53 pair to Cape Town (the first to the P.M.G. with red boxed "LUCKNOW/Paid [1-8]"), 1827/35 Es pair to Calcutta or G.B. with fair oval claret "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID" or fair scarce black circular "CAWNPORE/Pt Pd" (crease), and later Calcutta group (covers to GB or Serampore + front/flaps pair to GB inc. one forwarded with v. fine Edinburgh dated "2" charge mark). (7 covers + 2 pieces/fronts) [Ex John Lea.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain lot 528 (2025).
1 image of COV-4863 is recorded; the Cawnpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1837.
Questions about COV-4863
- What is COV-4863?
- COV-4863 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1834, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. PRESTAMP LOT INC. OVAL "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID", "CAWNPORE//Pt. Pd.", MAIL TO CEYLON & C.G.H. (2), ETC.; 1821-51 covers inc. fine 1821 E ex Calcutta to Ceylon (redirected ex Colombo to Matele), 1838/53 pair to Cape Town (the first to the P.M.G. with red boxed "LUCKNOW/Paid [1-8]"), 1827/35 Es pair to Calcutta or G.B. with fair oval claret "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID" or fair scarce black circular "CAWNPORE/Pt Pd" (crease), and later Calcutta group (covers to GB or Serampore + front/flaps pair to GB inc. one forwarded with v. fine Edinburgh dated "2" charge mark). (7 covers + 2 pieces/fronts) [Ex John Lea.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS
- 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-4863?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain lot 528 (2025).
- When was COV-4863 posted?
- COV-4863 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).
About this record
This 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. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain, lot 528, (2025).