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Date
1841
Description
1841 (4 July) entire letter from Cawnpore to London by Overland Mail tied by CAWNPORE/Paid 10as (Giles# 9) with oval INDIA in red along with ‘2/8’ in manuscript and London arrival cds. in red, letter inside content stated that it was sent in 1841 but in the pmk Year ERROR 1838
Auction
Lot 26B01, (2026)
Same office
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-5585 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 1841 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?
1841 (4 July) entire letter from Cawnpore to London by Overland Mail tied by CAWNPORE/Paid 10as (Giles# 9) with oval INDIA in red along with ‘2/8’ in manuscript and London arrival cds. in red, letter inside content stated that it was sent in 1841 but in the pmk Year ERROR 1838
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar lot 26B01 (2026).
1 image of COV-5585 is recorded (front); the Cawnpore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1845.
Questions about COV-5585
- What is COV-5585?
- COV-5585 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 1841, bearing the Cawnpore HG 9 handstamp in red. 1841 (4 July) entire letter from Cawnpore to London by Overland Mail tied by CAWNPORE/Paid 10as (Giles# 9) with oval INDIA in red along with ‘2/8’ in manuscript and London arrival cds. in red, letter inside content stated that it was sent in 1841 but in the pmk Year ERROR 1838
- 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-5585?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar lot 26B01 (2026).
- When was COV-5585 posted?
- COV-5585 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 9 (1837–1845).
About this record
This 1841 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. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar, lot 26B01, (2026).