COV-2244
18 October 1828 Kurnaul (NWP) Cover
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Date
18 October 1828
Description
BRIGHTON INDIA LETTERS IN RED OR BLACK - WITH KURNAL OR CUMBACUNUM "POST PAID" MARKS, ETC.; 1837-39 covers (4) ex India to GB all with scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" marks (fair to fine; one red & the others black); 1827 with mainly fine and scarce ms-dated boxed "KURNAL/POST PAID", 1832 with fair red boxed "CUMBACUNUM/POST PAID", 1834 EL (long cross-written family letter) ex "Allahabad" with partly fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", and 1839 ex Madras. Plus an 1828 E (origin unknown) with overstruck boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER". (5 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SUSSEX
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 483, (4th Sep 2024)
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Other recorded marks at Kurnaul (NWP)
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kurnaul (NWP) are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kurnaul (NWP) pre stamp cover
COV-2244 is a Kurnaul (NWP) pre stamp cover of 18 October 1828 bearing the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kurnaul (NWP) postal history — the office known today as Karnal, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
BRIGHTON INDIA LETTERS IN RED OR BLACK - WITH KURNAL OR CUMBACUNUM "POST PAID" MARKS, ETC.; 1837-39 covers (4) ex India to GB all with scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" marks (fair to fine; one red & the others black); 1827 with mainly fine and scarce ms-dated boxed "KURNAL/POST PAID", 1832 with fair red boxed "CUMBACUNUM/POST PAID", 1834 EL (long cross-written family letter) ex "Allahabad" with partly fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", and 1839 ex Madras. Plus an 1828 E (origin unknown) with overstruck boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER". (5 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SUSSEX
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 483 (4th Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-2244 is recorded (front); the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1837.
Questions about COV-2244
- What is COV-2244?
- COV-2244 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kurnaul (NWP), North Western Provinces of 18 October 1828, bearing the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 handstamp in black. BRIGHTON INDIA LETTERS IN RED OR BLACK - WITH KURNAL OR CUMBACUNUM "POST PAID" MARKS, ETC.; 1837-39 covers (4) ex India to GB all with scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" marks (fair to fine; one red & the others black); 1827 with mainly fine and scarce ms-dated boxed "KURNAL/POST PAID", 1832 with fair red boxed "CUMBACUNUM/POST PAID", 1834 EL (long cross-written family letter) ex "Allahabad" with partly fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", and 1839 ex Madras. Plus an 1828 E (origin unknown) with overstruck boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER". (5 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SUSSEX
- How scarce is the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2244?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 483 (4th Sep 2024).
- When was COV-2244 posted?
- COV-2244 is dated 18 October 1828, within the recorded period of use of Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 (1826–1837).
About this record
This 18 October 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 483, (4th Sep 2024).