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Date
1850
Description
1850s entire with black boxed ``DELHIE / ...8 / …..`` & boxed ``KO....IAH``
Auction
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-3162 is a Koorjah pre stamp cover of 1850 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?
1850s entire with black boxed ``DELHIE / ...8 / …..`` & boxed ``KO....IAH``
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
2 images of COV-3162 are recorded (front, back); the Koorjah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1854.
Questions about COV-3162
- What is COV-3162?
- COV-3162 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Koorjah, North Western Provinces of 1850, bearing the Koorjah HG 1 handstamp in black. 1850s entire with black boxed ``DELHIE / ...8 / …..`` & boxed ``KO....IAH``
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-3162?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
- When was COV-3162 posted?
- COV-3162 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Koorjah HG 1 (1848–1854).
About this record
This 1850 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. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.