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Description
H.G. 12: A official letter sheet written in Indian Vernacular Urdu language along with the envelop. Mirzapore is situated on bank of the river Ganges in Mirzapore District, United Provinces, 509 miles from Calcutta & 891 from Bombay. It became an important trading centre at the close of the eighteenth century.
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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-779 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?
H.G. 12: A official letter sheet written in Indian Vernacular Urdu language along with the envelop. Mirzapore is situated on bank of the river Ganges in Mirzapore District, United Provinces, 509 miles from Calcutta & 891 from Bombay. It became an important trading centre at the close of the eighteenth century.
1 image of COV-779 is recorded; the Mirzapore HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1856.
Questions about COV-779
- What is COV-779?
- COV-779 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Mirzapore HG 12 handstamp in black. H.G. 12: A official letter sheet written in Indian Vernacular Urdu language along with the envelop. Mirzapore is situated on bank of the river Ganges in Mirzapore District, United Provinces, 509 miles from Calcutta & 891 from Bombay. It became an important trading centre at the close of the eighteenth century.
- 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.