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Date
1847
Description
India, Mirzapore, 1847, "MIRZAPORE/184_ APRIL 19/PAID" Framed Datestamp (Giles 8, 1993 Supplement). Mostly complete and clear strike in red with manuscript "10a" rate added on back of 1847 folded letter to Whitestone Rectory, England, sender's directive "via Bombay & Southampton" , red framed "INDIA/PAID" handstamp, London (Jun. 7) transit and Exeter (Jun. 8) arrival datestamps, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10069, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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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-478 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 1847 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, Mirzapore, 1847, "MIRZAPORE/184_ APRIL 19/PAID" Framed Datestamp (Giles 8, 1993 Supplement). Mostly complete and clear strike in red with manuscript "10a" rate added on back of 1847 folded letter to Whitestone Rectory, England, sender's directive "via Bombay & Southampton" , red framed "INDIA/PAID" handstamp, London (Jun. 7) transit and Exeter (Jun. 8) arrival datestamps, Very Fine
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10069.
2 images of COV-478 are recorded (front, back); the Mirzapore HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1855.
Questions about COV-478
- What is COV-478?
- COV-478 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 1847, bearing the Mirzapore HG 8 handstamp in red. India, Mirzapore, 1847, "MIRZAPORE/184_ APRIL 19/PAID" Framed Datestamp (Giles 8, 1993 Supplement). Mostly complete and clear strike in red with manuscript "10a" rate added on back of 1847 folded letter to Whitestone Rectory, England, sender's directive "via Bombay & Southampton" , red framed "INDIA/PAID" handstamp, London (Jun. 7) transit and Exeter (Jun. 8) arrival datestamps, Very Fine
- 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-478?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10069.
- When was COV-478 posted?
- COV-478 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 8 (1847–1855).
About this record
This 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10069.