COV-3881 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ghazeepore, North Western Provinces of 1829, bearing the Ghazeepore HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1829 possibly one of the 2 known covers bearing this marking - GHAZEEPORE POST PAId - Very Rare

How scarce is the Ghazeepore HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ghazeepore HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829.

When was COV-3881 posted?

COV-3881 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Ghazeepore HG 4 (1829).

COV-3881

1829 Ghazeepore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1829, Ghazeepore HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3881)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Ghazeepore HG 4, scan 2 (COV-3881)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1829

Description

India 1829 possibly one of the 2 known covers bearing this marking - GHAZEEPORE POST PAId - Very Rare

Auction

Sephils

247, Lot 0089, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Ghazeepore

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About this Ghazeepore pre stamp cover

COV-3881 is a Ghazeepore pre stamp cover of 1829 bearing the Ghazeepore HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ghazeepore postal history — the office known today as Ghazipur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1829 possibly one of the 2 known covers bearing this marking - GHAZEEPORE POST PAId - Very Rare

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 247 lot 0089 (2025).

2 images of COV-3881 are recorded; the Ghazeepore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1829.

Questions about COV-3881

What is COV-3881?: COV-3881 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ghazeepore, North Western Provinces of 1829, bearing the Ghazeepore HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1829 possibly one of the 2 known covers bearing this marking - GHAZEEPORE POST PAId - Very Rare
How scarce is the Ghazeepore HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ghazeepore HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829.
What is the provenance of COV-3881?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 247 lot 0089 (2025).
When was COV-3881 posted?: COV-3881 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Ghazeepore HG 4 (1829).

About this record

This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ghazeepore HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 247, lot 0089, (2025).