COV-2295 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 24 December 1837, bearing the Cawnpore HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 December 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 9 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cawnpore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1845.

When was COV-2295 posted?

COV-2295 is dated 24 December 1837, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 9 (1837–1845).

COV-2295

24 December 1837 Cawnpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 24 December 1837, Cawnpore HG 9 handstruck folded letter (COV-2295) — front

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Date

24 December 1837

Description

Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 December 1837. 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-2295 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 24 December 1837 bearing the Cawnpore HG 9 handstamp, struck in red, 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 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 December 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2295 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1845.

Questions about COV-2295

What is COV-2295?: COV-2295 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 24 December 1837, bearing the Cawnpore HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cawnpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 24 December 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 9 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cawnpore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1845.
When was COV-2295 posted?: COV-2295 is dated 24 December 1837, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 9 (1837–1845).

About this record

This 24 December 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 9 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.