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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 7 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 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.
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 7 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 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mirzapore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1852.
- When was COV-859 posted?
- COV-859 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 7 (1841–1852).
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.