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November 1847 Mirzapore HG 8 Cover

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November 1847 Mirzapore HG 8 pre stamp cover — COV-1561

Mirzapore HG 8 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1561)

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Date

November 1847

Description

1847 MIRZAPORE PAID Giles 8 on folded letter to Allahabad with ALLAHABAD PAID Giles 5 from the Clarke correspondence

Auction

StampBay

15, Lot 40

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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.

Mirzapore HG 1handstampBlack1817–1827
Mirzapore HG 2handstampBlack1823–1837
Mirzapore HG 3handstampBlack1826
Mirzapore HG 4handstampBlack1833-37
Mirzapore HG 5handstampRed1838-50
Mirzapore HG 6handstampBlack1838–1839
Mirzapore HG 7handstampRed1841–1852
Mirzapore HG 9handstampBlack1848
Mirzapore HG 10handstampRed1852
Mirzapore HG 11handstampRed1854
Mirzapore HG 12handstampBlack1828–1856
Mirzapore HG 13handstampRed1846–1851

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About this record

This November 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 40.