COV-4123
31 March 1825 Goruckpoor Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
31 March 1825
Description
Entire posted from Goruckpoor to Bhauglepoor with Goruckpoor HG1 post office handstamp and redirected from Bhauglepoor to Poorneea with Bhauglepoor HG4 post office handstamp in black. Rare and important entire addressed to Lieutenant Clark who was also a Surgeon General of India and great contents regarding the military activities in 1825.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Goruckpoor
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Goruckpoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Goruckpoor pre stamp cover
COV-4123 is a Goruckpoor pre stamp cover of 31 March 1825 bearing the Goruckpoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Goruckpoor postal history — the office known today as Gorakhpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Goruckpoor to Bhauglepoor with Goruckpoor HG1 post office handstamp and redirected from Bhauglepoor to Poorneea with Bhauglepoor HG4 post office handstamp in black. Rare and important entire addressed to Lieutenant Clark who was also a Surgeon General of India and great contents regarding the military activities in 1825.
1 image of COV-4123 is recorded (front); the Goruckpoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1838.
Questions about COV-4123
- What is COV-4123?
- COV-4123 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goruckpoor, North Western Provinces of 31 March 1825, bearing the Goruckpoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Goruckpoor to Bhauglepoor with Goruckpoor HG1 post office handstamp and redirected from Bhauglepoor to Poorneea with Bhauglepoor HG4 post office handstamp in black. Rare and important entire addressed to Lieutenant Clark who was also a Surgeon General of India and great contents regarding the military activities in 1825.
- How scarce is the Goruckpoor HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goruckpoor HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1838.
- When was COV-4123 posted?
- COV-4123 is dated 31 March 1825, within the recorded period of use of Goruckpoor HG 1 (1821–1838).
About this record
This 31 March 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goruckpoor HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.