COV-3058 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotah, North Western Provinces of 28 July 1842, bearing the Kotah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kotah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Kotah HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Kotah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-51.

When was COV-3058 posted?

COV-3058 is dated 28 July 1842, within the recorded period of use of Kotah HG 1 (1840-51).

COV-3058

28 July 1842 Kotah Cover

Back to census|Kotah HG 1 · 5 covers recorded

← COV-2431 COV-3908 →

Pre-stamp cover of India — 28 July 1842, Kotah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3058) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

28 July 1842

Description

Postal cover from kotah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Kotah

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

View all Kotah marks and postal history →

About this Kotah pre stamp cover

COV-3058 is a Kotah pre stamp cover of 28 July 1842 bearing the Kotah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kotah postal history — the office known today as Kota, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from kotah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3058 is recorded (front); the Kotah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-51.

Questions about COV-3058

What is COV-3058?: COV-3058 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotah, North Western Provinces of 28 July 1842, bearing the Kotah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kotah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Kotah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kotah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-51.
When was COV-3058 posted?: COV-3058 is dated 28 July 1842, within the recorded period of use of Kotah HG 1 (1840-51).

About this record

This 28 July 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kotah HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.