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Date
1851
Description
1851 : H.G. 7, 13 & 3 : An official Criminal Court letter from MIRZAPORE [12 March] to The Nawab of REWAH State with the request to reply the letter soon and second of 1851: A official letter from Latsahab Walter Bahadur of MIRZAPORE [15 Nov.] to The Nawab of REWAH [17 Nov.], hence postage was free.
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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-859 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 1851 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?
1851 : H.G. 7, 13 & 3 : An official Criminal Court letter from MIRZAPORE [12 March] to The Nawab of REWAH State with the request to reply the letter soon and second of 1851: A official letter from Latsahab Walter Bahadur of MIRZAPORE [15 Nov.] to The Nawab of REWAH [17 Nov.], hence postage was free.
1 image of COV-859 is recorded; the Mirzapore HG 13 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1851.
Questions about COV-859
- What is COV-859?
- COV-859 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 1851, bearing the Mirzapore HG 13 handstamp in red. 1851 : H.G. 7, 13 & 3 : An official Criminal Court letter from MIRZAPORE [12 March] to The Nawab of REWAH State with the request to reply the letter soon and second of 1851: A official letter from Latsahab Walter Bahadur of MIRZAPORE [15 Nov.] to The Nawab of REWAH [17 Nov.], hence postage was free.
- 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.
- When was COV-859 posted?
- COV-859 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 13 (1846–1851).
About this record
This 1851 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.