COV-4124 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ghazeepore, North Western Provinces of 8 March 1833, bearing the Ghazeepore HG 5 handstamp in black. Scare entire posted from Ghazeepore to Agra with circular HG5 "Ghazeepore/ PtPd / / 18" postpaid handstamp in black in 1833 with 8 annas postage paid on "8th March 1833" in manuscript.

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-4124 posted?

COV-4124 is dated 8 March 1833, within the recorded period of use of Ghazeepore HG 5 (1831–1839).

COV-4124

8 March 1833 Ghazeepore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 8 March 1833, Ghazeepore HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-4124) — front

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Date

8 March 1833

Description

Scare entire posted from Ghazeepore to Agra with circular HG5 "Ghazeepore/ PtPd / / 18" postpaid handstamp in black in 1833 with 8 annas postage paid on "8th March 1833" in manuscript.

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About this Ghazeepore pre stamp cover

COV-4124 is a Ghazeepore pre stamp cover of 8 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?

Scare entire posted from Ghazeepore to Agra with circular HG5 "Ghazeepore/ PtPd / / 18" postpaid handstamp in black in 1833 with 8 annas postage paid on "8th March 1833" in manuscript.

1 image of COV-4124 is recorded (front); the Ghazeepore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1839.

Questions about COV-4124

What is COV-4124?: COV-4124 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ghazeepore, North Western Provinces of 8 March 1833, bearing the Ghazeepore HG 5 handstamp in black. Scare entire posted from Ghazeepore to Agra with circular HG5 "Ghazeepore/ PtPd / / 18" postpaid handstamp in black in 1833 with 8 annas postage paid on "8th March 1833" in manuscript.
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-4124 posted?: COV-4124 is dated 8 March 1833, within the recorded period of use of Ghazeepore HG 5 (1831–1839).

About this record

This 8 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.