COV-1067
5 July 1834 Ghazeepore HG 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
5 July 1834
Description
Ghazeepore: 1834 (5 July) entire to patna showing a very fine strike of rhe scarce circular "GHAZEEPoRE/P' P"/r8" with iate (12) and part date in ms.
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 1handstampBlack1815–1832
- Ghazeepore HG 2handstampBlack1824–1826
- Ghazeepore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Ghazeepore HG 4handstampBlack1829
- 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 5 July 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ghazeepore HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 87.