How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 9 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mirzapore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.

When was COV-3745 posted?

COV-3745 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 9 (1848).

COV-3745

1848 Mirzapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1848, Mirzapore HG 9 handstruck folded letter (COV-3745)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 9, scan 2 (COV-3745)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mirzapore HG 9, scan 3 (COV-3745)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1848

Description

India 1848 Folded Letter from Mirzapore (Giles Type 9) to Allahabad (Giles Type 6) with Handstruck Postage, Addressed to Captain John Clarke, Featuring 'Bearing' Markings and Giles Type 9 and 6 Backstamps

Auction

Sephils

478, Lot 0101, (2026)

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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.

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About this Mirzapore pre stamp cover

COV-3745 is a Mirzapore pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Mirzapore HG 9 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mirzapore postal history — the office known today as Mirzapur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 478 lot 0101 (2026).

3 images of COV-3745 are recorded; the Mirzapore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.

Questions about COV-3745

What is COV-3745?: COV-3745 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mirzapore, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Mirzapore HG 9 handstamp in black. India 1848 Folded Letter from Mirzapore (Giles Type 9) to Allahabad (Giles Type 6) with Handstruck Postage, Addressed to Captain John Clarke, Featuring 'Bearing' Markings and Giles Type 9 and 6 Backstamps
How scarce is the Mirzapore HG 9 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mirzapore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
What is the provenance of COV-3745?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 478 lot 0101 (2026).
When was COV-3745 posted?: COV-3745 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Mirzapore HG 9 (1848).

About this record

This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mirzapore HG 9 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 478, lot 0101, (2026).