COV-662
27 June 1823 Mirzapore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
27 June 1823
Description
"MIRZAPORE POST PAID" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 1). Large and mostly complete strike.
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3037
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 27 June 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. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Giles, lot 191, (Oct. 2000); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3037, (2025).