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Date
1828
Description
India, Mirzapore, 1828, "MIRZAPORE POST OFFICE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded). Clear strike on ca. 1820s native cover to Rewah, faint red "Mirzapore 7 Nov. 18??" double-circle despatch datestamp on back, red Rewah (Nov. 8) arrival backstamp, accompanied by original enclosure with another strike of Mirzapore intaglio handstamp, cover with opening damage at sides and pieces missing, strong hinge reinforced vertical crease, Fine and interesting strike which is unlisted in Giles, possibly used for official purposes
Auction
Sale 1325, Lot 3038
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 1handstampBlack1817–1827
- Mirzapore HG 2handstampBlack1823–1837
- Mirzapore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Mirzapore HG 4handstampBlack1833-37
- Mirzapore HG 5handstampRed1838-50
- Mirzapore HG 6handstampBlack1838–1839
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About this Mirzapore pre stamp cover
COV-159 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mirzapore postal history — the office known today as Mirzapur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Mirzapore, 1828, "MIRZAPORE POST OFFICE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded). Clear strike on ca. 1820s native cover to Rewah, faint red "Mirzapore 7 Nov. 18??" double-circle despatch datestamp on back, red Rewah (Nov. 8) arrival backstamp, accompanied by original enclosure with another strike of Mirzapore intaglio handstamp, cover with opening damage at sides and pieces missing, strong hinge reinforced vertical crease, Fine and interesting strike which is unlisted in Giles, possibly used for official purposes
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1325 lot 3038.
2 images of COV-159 are recorded (front, back); the Mirzapore HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1856.
Questions about COV-159
- What is COV-159?
- COV-159 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 1828, bearing the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp in black. India, Mirzapore, 1828, "MIRZAPORE POST OFFICE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded). Clear strike on ca. 1820s native cover to Rewah, faint red "Mirzapore 7 Nov. 18??" double-circle despatch datestamp on back, red Rewah (Nov. 8) arrival backstamp, accompanied by original enclosure with another strike of Mirzapore intaglio handstamp, cover with opening damage at sides and pieces missing, strong hinge reinforced vertical crease, Fine and interesting strike which is unlisted in Giles, possibly used for official purposes
- How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mirzapore HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-159?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1325 lot 3038.
- When was COV-159 posted?
- COV-159 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 12 (1828–1856).
About this record
This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1325, lot 3038.