Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1837
Description
1837 : H.G.1 : A letter sent from MYNPOOREE to VELLORE. Mynpooree [Mainpuri] is situated in Mynpooree District, United Provinces at the junction of the roads from Agra, Etawah, Etah and Fatehgarh, south of the Isan River. This handstamp: "MYNPOOREE / POST PAID" on a letter dated 1837, sent to Vellore, and also stamped in Madras with the Madras receipt date stamp, in the last year that this stamp was
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Other recorded marks at Mynpooree
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mynpooree are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Mynpooree pre stamp cover
COV-855 is a Mynpooree pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Mynpooree HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mynpooree postal history — the office known today as Mainpuri, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1837 : H.G.1 : A letter sent from MYNPOOREE to VELLORE. Mynpooree [Mainpuri] is situated in Mynpooree District, United Provinces at the junction of the roads from Agra, Etawah, Etah and Fatehgarh, south of the Isan River. This handstamp: "MYNPOOREE / POST PAID" on a letter dated 1837, sent to Vellore, and also stamped in Madras with the Madras receipt date stamp, in the last year that this stamp was
1 image of COV-855 is recorded; the Mynpooree HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1837.
Questions about COV-855
- What is COV-855?
- COV-855 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mynpooree, North Western Provinces of 1837, bearing the Mynpooree HG 1 handstamp in black. 1837 : H.G.1 : A letter sent from MYNPOOREE to VELLORE. Mynpooree [Mainpuri] is situated in Mynpooree District, United Provinces at the junction of the roads from Agra, Etawah, Etah and Fatehgarh, south of the Isan River. This handstamp: "MYNPOOREE / POST PAID" on a letter dated 1837, sent to Vellore, and also stamped in Madras with the Madras receipt date stamp, in the last year that this stamp was
- How scarce is the Mynpooree HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mynpooree HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1837.
- When was COV-855 posted?
- COV-855 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Mynpooree HG 1 (1826–1837).
About this record
This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mynpooree HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.