Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Entire posted to Maharaja of Mirzapore with rare Mirzapore intaglio HG12: This is the most earliest recorded cover with this intaglio, previous recorded cover of the same by Mr Giles was in 1856. This cover makes an important point where the intaglio can be recorded as early as 1846 along with Mirzapore free HG7 and Mutra HG6 free landstamps.
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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-4141 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover 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?
Entire posted to Maharaja of Mirzapore with rare Mirzapore intaglio HG12: This is the most earliest recorded cover with this intaglio, previous recorded cover of the same by Mr Giles was in 1856. This cover makes an important point where the intaglio can be recorded as early as 1846 along with Mirzapore free HG7 and Mutra HG6 free landstamps.
1 image of COV-4141 is recorded (front); the Mirzapore HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1856.
Questions about COV-4141
- What is COV-4141?
- COV-4141 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp in black. Entire posted to Maharaja of Mirzapore with rare Mirzapore intaglio HG12: This is the most earliest recorded cover with this intaglio, previous recorded cover of the same by Mr Giles was in 1856. This cover makes an important point where the intaglio can be recorded as early as 1846 along with Mirzapore free HG7 and Mutra HG6 free landstamps.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.