COV-2686 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 30 September 1833, bearing the Cawnpore HG 8 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 September 1833. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 8 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1836.

When was COV-2686 posted?

COV-2686 is dated 30 September 1833, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 8 (1828–1836).

COV-2686

30 September 1833 Cawnpore HG 8 Cover

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30 September 1833 Cawnpore HG 8 pre stamp cover — COV-2686 — front

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Date

30 September 1833

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 September 1833. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore

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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover

COV-2686 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 30 September 1833 bearing the Cawnpore HG 8 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 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 September 1833. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2686 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1836.

Questions about COV-2686

What is COV-2686?: COV-2686 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 30 September 1833, bearing the Cawnpore HG 8 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 September 1833. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 8 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1836.
When was COV-2686 posted?: COV-2686 is dated 30 September 1833, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 8 (1828–1836).

About this record

This 30 September 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.