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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
Same office
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
- Mirzapore HG 7handstampRed1841–1852
- Mirzapore HG 9handstampBlack1848
- Mirzapore HG 10handstampRed1852
- Mirzapore HG 11handstampRed1854
- Mirzapore HG 12handstampBlack1828–1856
- Mirzapore HG 13handstampRed1846–1851
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.