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Date
1845
Description
Postal cover from kotah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kotah
3 marks3 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.
About this Kotah pre stamp cover
COV-4431 is a Kotah pre stamp cover of 1845 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 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4431 is recorded (front); the Kotah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-51.
Questions about COV-4431
- What is COV-4431?
- COV-4431 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotah, North Western Provinces of 1845, bearing the Kotah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kotah (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 1845. 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-4431 posted?
- COV-4431 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Kotah HG 1 (1840-51).
About this record
This 1845 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.