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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-4429 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1853 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?
India 1853 - 1A Paid Handstuckd LUCKNOW To Cawnpore
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4429 are recorded (front, back); the Cawnpore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1845.
Questions about COV-4429
- What is COV-4429?
- COV-4429 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1853, bearing the Cawnpore HG 9 handstamp in red. India 1853 - 1A Paid Handstuckd LUCKNOW To Cawnpore
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-4429?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4429 posted?
- COV-4429 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 9 (1837–1845).
About this record
This 1853 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.

