COV-2419 — 9 August 1845 Khasgunj HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Census record COV-2419 is a 9 August 1845 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Khasgunj HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.
Date
9 August 1845
Description
1846 : HG : Letter posted from KHASGUNJ [9 Aug.45], a district headquarters of Kanshi Ram Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, located at the Himalayas foothills in area between the holy rivers the Ganges and Yamuna and the alluvium soil makes the land one of the most fertile regions.