COV-2393
16 March 1815 Ghazeepore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
16 March 1815
Description
1815 Ghazeepore – Benares inland entire, with Ghazeepore Giles 1 "Ghazeepore/POST OFFICE" dispatch handstamp in magenta ink, date "16 March 1815" & rate "PPd. 2½ as" (paid in local currency) applied in manuscript, addressed to Major Shearman commanding H.M. 26th Regt at Benares, no delivery mark applied.
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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 16 March 1815 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 Private.