COV-2750
13 March 1833 Ghazeepore HG 5 Cover

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Date
13 March 1833
Description
Postal cover from ghazeepore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 March 1833. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 1handstampBlack1815–1832
- Ghazeepore HG 2handstampBlack1824–1826
- Ghazeepore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Ghazeepore HG 4handstampBlack1829
- Ghazeepore HG 6handstampBlack1835–1836
- Ghazeepore HG 7handstampBlack1838
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About this Ghazeepore pre stamp cover
COV-2750 is a Ghazeepore pre stamp cover of 13 March 1833 bearing the Ghazeepore HG 5 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?
Postal cover from ghazeepore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 March 1833. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2750 is recorded (front); the Ghazeepore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1839.
Questions about COV-2750
- What is COV-2750?
- COV-2750 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ghazeepore, North Western Provinces of 13 March 1833, bearing the Ghazeepore HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from ghazeepore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 March 1833. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Ghazeepore HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ghazeepore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1839.
- When was COV-2750 posted?
- COV-2750 is dated 13 March 1833, within the recorded period of use of Ghazeepore HG 5 (1831–1839).
About this record
This 13 March 1833 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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
