COV-2982
18 October 1834 Mirzapore HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
Date
18 October 1834
Description
1854 : Cover from U. K. (18 Oct. ) via Southamptom. Bombay (2 Nov. ) Benares to Mirzapore. Paid at London (Less then then oz. ) 1/- Bearing Steamer 8 as. & inland Bombay to Mirzapore 2 as. - 10 as.
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 2handstampBlack1823–1837
- Mirzapore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Mirzapore HG 5handstampRed1838-50
- Mirzapore HG 6handstampBlack1838–1839
- Mirzapore HG 7handstampRed1841–1852
- Mirzapore HG 8handstampRed1847–1855
- Mirzapore HG 9handstampBlack1848
- Mirzapore HG 10handstampRed1852
- Mirzapore HG 11handstampRed1854
- Mirzapore HG 12handstampBlack1828–1856
- Mirzapore HG 13handstampRed1846–1851
About this record
This 18 October 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.