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Description
India, Mirzapore, 1840s, "MIRZAPORE/184_ FEBRUARY 13/FREE" Oval Datestamp (Giles 13, 1993 Supplement). Bold strike in red on back of 1840s native folded cover to "Rajah of the Rewah" , manuscript "Service" on front, trivial opening tear just touching outer portion of datestamp, Very Fine strike of this scarce Official datestamp
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10070, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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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-479 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover bearing the Mirzapore HG 13 handstamp, struck in red, 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, 1840s, "MIRZAPORE/184_ FEBRUARY 13/FREE" Oval Datestamp (Giles 13, 1993 Supplement). Bold strike in red on back of 1840s native folded cover to "Rajah of the Rewah" , manuscript "Service" on front, trivial opening tear just touching outer portion of datestamp, Very Fine strike of this scarce Official datestamp
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10070.
2 images of COV-479 are recorded (front, back); the Mirzapore HG 13 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1851.
Questions about COV-479
- What is COV-479?
- COV-479 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Mirzapore HG 13 handstamp in red. India, Mirzapore, 1840s, "MIRZAPORE/184_ FEBRUARY 13/FREE" Oval Datestamp (Giles 13, 1993 Supplement). Bold strike in red on back of 1840s native folded cover to "Rajah of the Rewah" , manuscript "Service" on front, trivial opening tear just touching outer portion of datestamp, Very Fine strike of this scarce Official datestamp
- How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 13 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mirzapore HG 13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-479?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10070.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 13 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10070.