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Date
1848
Description
Postal cover from hurdwar (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1848. Note: Boxed "HURDWAR / 1848 / BEARING". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
About this Hurdwar pre stamp cover
COV-4482 is a Hurdwar pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Hurdwar HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Hurdwar postal history — the office known today as Haridwar, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from hurdwar (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1848. Note: Boxed "HURDWAR / 1848 / BEARING". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4482 is recorded (front); the Hurdwar HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.
Questions about COV-4482
- What is COV-4482?
- COV-4482 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hurdwar, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Hurdwar HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from hurdwar (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1848. Note: Boxed "HURDWAR / 1848 / BEARING". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Hurdwar HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hurdwar HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
- When was COV-4482 posted?
- COV-4482 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Hurdwar HG 1 (1848).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hurdwar HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.