COV-1066
7 June 1821 Ghazeepore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
7 June 1821
Description
Ghazeepore: 1821 (7 June) entire to Calcutta showing a fair/good strike of the rare double oval "GHAZEEPORE/POST orrrcn" h.s. in dark red with ms. rare (Ba) and dare in centre (HG 1).
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ghazeepore
10 marks10 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ghazeepore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Ghazeepore HG 2handstampBlack1824–1826
- Ghazeepore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Ghazeepore HG 4handstampBlack1829
- Ghazeepore HG 5handstampBlack1831–1839
- Ghazeepore HG 6handstampBlack1835–1836
- Ghazeepore HG 7handstampBlack1838
- Ghazeepore HG 8handstampRed1839–1841
- Ghazeepore HG 9handstampRed1842–1858
- Ghazeepore HG 10handstampRed1848
- Ghazeepore HG 11handstampBlack1857
About this record
This 7 June 1821 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ghazeepore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 86.