Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Entire posted from Koorja to Delhi with Koorja bearing unrecorded along with Delhi Tola handstamp with date and postage rates written in Arabic. This was the only handstamp in which the dates and the postage values are written in Arabic.
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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-4136 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?
Entire posted from Koorja to Delhi with Koorja bearing unrecorded along with Delhi Tola handstamp with date and postage rates written in Arabic. This was the only handstamp in which the dates and the postage values are written in Arabic.
1 image of COV-4136 is recorded (front); the Koorjah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1854.
Questions about COV-4136
- What is COV-4136?
- COV-4136 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Koorjah, North Western Provinces, bearing the Koorjah HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Koorja to Delhi with Koorja bearing unrecorded along with Delhi Tola handstamp with date and postage rates written in Arabic. This was the only handstamp in which the dates and the postage values are written in Arabic.
- 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.