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.

When was COV-3839 posted?

COV-3839 is dated 10 May 1848, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 8 (1847–1855).

COV-3839

10 May 1848 Mirzapore Cover

Back to census|Mirzapore HG 8 · 5 covers recorded

← COV-2883

Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 May 1848, Mirzapore HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-3839)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 8, scan 2 (COV-3839)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 8, scan 3 (COV-3839)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

10 May 1848

Description

India 1848 Mirzapore Entire to Scotland, Overland Mail via Bombay & Southampton, boxed INDIA hs in red, London transit, 4p merchant letter re Bills of Exchange & trade, fine pre-stamp postal history

Auction

Sephils

378, Lot 0143, (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-3839 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 10 May 1848 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?

India 1848 Mirzapore Entire to Scotland, Overland Mail via Bombay & Southampton, boxed INDIA hs in red, London transit, 4p merchant letter re Bills of Exchange & trade, fine pre-stamp postal history

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 378 lot 0143 (2025).

3 images of COV-3839 are recorded; the Mirzapore HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1855.

Questions about COV-3839

What is COV-3839?: COV-3839 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 10 May 1848, bearing the Mirzapore HG 8 handstamp in red. India 1848 Mirzapore Entire to Scotland, Overland Mail via Bombay & Southampton, boxed INDIA hs in red, London transit, 4p merchant letter re Bills of Exchange & trade, fine pre-stamp postal history
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-3839?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 378 lot 0143 (2025).
When was COV-3839 posted?: COV-3839 is dated 10 May 1848, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 8 (1847–1855).

About this record

This 10 May 1848 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 Sephils, 378, lot 0143, (2025).