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Same office
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 3handstampBlack1826
- Mirzapore HG 4handstampBlack1833-37
- Mirzapore HG 5handstampRed1838-50
- Mirzapore HG 6handstampBlack1838–1839
- Mirzapore HG 7handstampRed1841–1852
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About this Mirzapore pre stamp cover
COV-2290 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover bearing the Mirzapore HG 2 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?
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1 image of COV-2290 is recorded (front); the Mirzapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-2290
- What is COV-2290?
- COV-2290 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Mirzapore HG 2 handstamp in black. Unknown date
- How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mirzapore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1837.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.