COV-3566
14 August 1853 Ghazeepore HG 9 Cover
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Date
14 August 1853
Description
1853 pre-stamp entire with ``BENARES/AUG 15 1853/PAID`` & ``GHAZEEPORE/ 14 Aug 53/PAID ½a`` in red box cachets at back used from Ghazeepur to Benares
Auction
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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 5handstampBlack1831–1839
- Ghazeepore HG 6handstampBlack1835–1836
- Ghazeepore HG 7handstampBlack1838
- Ghazeepore HG 8handstampRed1839–1841
- Ghazeepore HG 10handstampRed1848
- Ghazeepore HG 11handstampBlack1857
About this record
This 14 August 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ghazeepore HG 9 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.