COV-715 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mirzapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Black. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

COV-715

Mirzapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 12 handstruck folded letter (COV-715) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from mirzapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Black. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Lot Kadamba Collection

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mirzapore

12 marks

12 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.

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About this Mirzapore pre stamp cover

COV-715 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?

Postal cover from mirzapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Black. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private lot Kadamba Collection.

1 image of COV-715 is recorded (front); the Mirzapore HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1856.

Questions about COV-715

What is COV-715?: COV-715 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mirzapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Black. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-715?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private lot Kadamba Collection.

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. It has appeared at auction with Private, lot Kadamba Collection.