COV-4950 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kamptee, North Western Provinces of 12 April 1851, bearing the Kamptee HG 10 handstamp in red. India 1850s Pre-Stamp cover from Kamptee to Jaulna, featuring red handstruck markings, Giles Type 10 and Type 5, with sender's oval wax seal and manuscript address.

How scarce is the Kamptee HG 10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Kamptee HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1854.

When was COV-4950 posted?

COV-4950 is dated 12 April 1851, within the recorded period of use of Kamptee HG 10 (1848–1854).

COV-4950

12 April 1851 Kamptee Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 12 April 1851, Kamptee HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-4950)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kamptee HG 10, scan 2 (COV-4950)

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Date

12 April 1851

Description

India 1850s Pre-Stamp cover from Kamptee to Jaulna, featuring red handstruck markings, Giles Type 10 and Type 5, with sender's oval wax seal and manuscript address.

Auction

Sephils

731, Lot 0088, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Kamptee

11 marks

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About this Kamptee pre stamp cover

COV-4950 is a Kamptee pre stamp cover of 12 April 1851 bearing the Kamptee HG 10 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kamptee postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1850s Pre-Stamp cover from Kamptee to Jaulna, featuring red handstruck markings, Giles Type 10 and Type 5, with sender's oval wax seal and manuscript address.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 731 lot 0088 (2026).

2 images of COV-4950 are recorded; the Kamptee HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1854.

Questions about COV-4950

What is COV-4950?: COV-4950 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kamptee, North Western Provinces of 12 April 1851, bearing the Kamptee HG 10 handstamp in red. India 1850s Pre-Stamp cover from Kamptee to Jaulna, featuring red handstruck markings, Giles Type 10 and Type 5, with sender's oval wax seal and manuscript address.
How scarce is the Kamptee HG 10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kamptee HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-4950?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 731 lot 0088 (2026).
When was COV-4950 posted?: COV-4950 is dated 12 April 1851, within the recorded period of use of Kamptee HG 10 (1848–1854).

About this record

This 12 April 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kamptee HG 10 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 731, lot 0088, (2026).