COV-2883
18 May 1854 Mirzapore Cover
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Date
18 May 1854
Description
1854 (May 18) Mirzapore (Mirzapur)–Nyneetal (Nainital) redirected to Almorah (Almora) inland letter, with Giles 7 MIRZAPORE PAID dispatch mark in red dt. 18/5/54 in ms with 3 in ms indicating the 3A postage for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola) for distance 687km (427 mile) from Mirzapore (Mirzapur) to Nyneetal (Nainital) & unrecorded tripartite rectangular Nyneetal Bearing mark with transposed slugs and inverted date MAY 22 1854 with ½ in ms as the redirection charge ½A for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola) for distance 65km (40 mile) from Nyneetal (Nainital) to Almorah (Almora).
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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-2883 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 18 May 1854 bearing the Mirzapore HG 8 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?
1854 (May 18) Mirzapore (Mirzapur)–Nyneetal (Nainital) redirected to Almorah (Almora) inland letter, with Giles 7 MIRZAPORE PAID dispatch mark in red dt. 18/5/54 in ms with 3 in ms indicating the 3A postage for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola) for distance 687km (427 mile) from Mirzapore (Mirzapur) to Nyneetal (Nainital) & unrecorded tripartite rectangular Nyneetal Bearing mark with transposed slugs and inverted date MAY 22 1854 with ½ in ms as the redirection charge ½A for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola) for distance 65km (40 mile) from Nyneetal (Nainital) to Almorah (Almora).
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2883 are recorded (front, back); the Mirzapore HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1855.
Questions about COV-2883
- What is COV-2883?
- COV-2883 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 18 May 1854, bearing the Mirzapore HG 8 handstamp in red. 1854 (May 18) Mirzapore (Mirzapur)–Nyneetal (Nainital) redirected to Almorah (Almora) inland letter, with Giles 7 MIRZAPORE PAID dispatch mark in red dt. 18/5/54 in ms with 3 in ms indicating the 3A postage for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola) for distance 687km (427 mile) from Mirzapore (Mirzapur) to Nyneetal (Nainital) & unrecorded tripartite rectangular Nyneetal Bearing mark with transposed slugs and inverted date MAY 22 1854 with ½ in ms as the redirection charge ½A for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola) for distance 65km (40 mile) from Nyneetal (Nainital) to Almorah (Almora).
- How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mirzapore HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-2883?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2883 posted?
- COV-2883 is dated 18 May 1854, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 8 (1847–1855).
About this record
This 18 May 1854 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 NityaPushta.