Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Postal cover from koorjah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Koorjah
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Koorjah is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Koorjah pre stamp cover
COV-3069 is a Koorjah pre stamp cover bearing the Koorjah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Koorjah postal history — the office known today as Khurja, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from koorjah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3069 is recorded (front); the Koorjah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1854.
Questions about COV-3069
- What is COV-3069?
- COV-3069 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Koorjah, North Western Provinces, bearing the Koorjah HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from koorjah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Koorjah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Koorjah HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1854.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Koorjah HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.