Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1831
Description
1831: :H.G.1: A letter in 1831 from CHUNAR to CALCUTTA with Post Paid 6 annas. In the 18th century CHUNAR was possessed by Nawab of Oudh. In 1763 Britishers attacked it in vain but it ultimately came under British possession in 1764 after the battle of BUXAR.
Provenance
Ex Giles.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chunar
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chunar are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Chunar pre stamp cover
COV-776 is a Chunar pre stamp cover of 1831 bearing the Chunar HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chunar postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1831: :H.G.1: A letter in 1831 from CHUNAR to CALCUTTA with Post Paid 6 annas. In the 18th century CHUNAR was possessed by Nawab of Oudh. In 1763 Britishers attacked it in vain but it ultimately came under British possession in 1764 after the battle of BUXAR.
Ex Giles.
1 image of COV-776 is recorded; the Chunar HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1836.
Questions about COV-776
- What is COV-776?
- COV-776 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chunar, North Western Provinces of 1831, bearing the Chunar HG 1 handstamp in black. 1831: :H.G.1: A letter in 1831 from CHUNAR to CALCUTTA with Post Paid 6 annas. In the 18th century CHUNAR was possessed by Nawab of Oudh. In 1763 Britishers attacked it in vain but it ultimately came under British possession in 1764 after the battle of BUXAR.
- How scarce is the Chunar HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chunar HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-776?
- Ex Giles.
- When was COV-776 posted?
- COV-776 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Chunar HG 1 (1831–1836).
About this record
This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chunar HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.