Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
6 June 1840
Description
Mourning cover posted from Hansi to Mynaporee with 2 annas postage paid along with All India type "Hansi/ Paid" in purple color posted on 6th June 1840 as indicated in manuscript.
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Other recorded marks at Hansi
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hansi are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Hansi pre stamp cover
COV-4126 is a Hansi pre stamp cover of 6 June 1840 bearing the Hansi HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hansi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Mourning cover posted from Hansi to Mynaporee with 2 annas postage paid along with All India type "Hansi/ Paid" in purple color posted on 6th June 1840 as indicated in manuscript.
1 image of COV-4126 is recorded (front); the Hansi HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1847.
Questions about COV-4126
- What is COV-4126?
- COV-4126 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hansi, North Western Provinces of 6 June 1840, bearing the Hansi HG 2 handstamp in red. Mourning cover posted from Hansi to Mynaporee with 2 annas postage paid along with All India type "Hansi/ Paid" in purple color posted on 6th June 1840 as indicated in manuscript.
- How scarce is the Hansi HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hansi HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1847.
- When was COV-4126 posted?
- COV-4126 is dated 6 June 1840, within the recorded period of use of Hansi HG 2 (1840–1847).
About this record
This 6 June 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hansi HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.