COV-4135
22 August 1823 Mirzapore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
22 August 1823
Description
Entire posted from Mirzapore with handstamp of "Mirzapore Postpaid" HG1 in black color with high postage of 2 Rupees 8 annas which is equivalent to 31 annas, addressed to London via Calcutta with Calcutta SD&A and Calcutta G5 handstamp with 31 anna postage paid along with other delivery marks on August 22nd 1823 and India Martin handstamp of "India Letter Deal". Rare cover with high postage and scarce handstamp of Mirzapore.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mirzapore
12 marks12 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mirzapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Mirzapore HG 2handstampBlack1823–1837
- Mirzapore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Mirzapore HG 4handstampBlack1833-37
- Mirzapore HG 5handstampRed1838-50
- Mirzapore HG 6handstampBlack1838–1839
- Mirzapore HG 7handstampRed1841–1852
- Mirzapore HG 8handstampRed1847–1855
- Mirzapore HG 9handstampBlack1848
- Mirzapore HG 10handstampRed1852
- Mirzapore HG 11handstampRed1854
- Mirzapore HG 12handstampBlack1828–1856
- Mirzapore HG 13handstampRed1846–1851
About this record
This 22 August 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.