How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mirzapore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833-37.

When was COV-3783 posted?

COV-3783 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 4 (1833-37).

COV-3783

1837 Mirzapore Cover

Back to census|Mirzapore HG 4 · 3 covers recorded

← COV-2982

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Mirzapore HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3783)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 4, scan 2 (COV-3783)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 4, scan 3 (COV-3783)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 4, scan 4 (COV-3783)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1837

Description

India 1837 cover from Mirzapore to Saugor featuring handstruck postage due marking of 6 annas. Includes postal history context and original letter detailing military correspondence.

Auction

Sephils

436, Lot 0103, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mirzapore

12 marks

12 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.

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About this Mirzapore pre stamp cover

COV-3783 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Mirzapore HG 4 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?

India 1837 cover from Mirzapore to Saugor featuring handstruck postage due marking of 6 annas. Includes postal history context and original letter detailing military correspondence.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 436 lot 0103 (2025).

4 images of COV-3783 are recorded; the Mirzapore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1833-37.

Questions about COV-3783

What is COV-3783?: COV-3783 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 1837, bearing the Mirzapore HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1837 cover from Mirzapore to Saugor featuring handstruck postage due marking of 6 annas. Includes postal history context and original letter detailing military correspondence.
How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mirzapore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833-37.
What is the provenance of COV-3783?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 436 lot 0103 (2025).
When was COV-3783 posted?: COV-3783 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 4 (1833-37).

About this record

This 1837 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 436, lot 0103, (2025).