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 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.