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Date
1843
Description
India, Mynpooree, 1843, "MYNPOORY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold strike in red with manuscript "20th Novr 43" date and "10 as" rate added on back of large part of folded letter (missing side flaps) to London, England, sender's directive "By overland from Bombay via Falmouth" , framed "PM" and red "INDIA" oval handstamps, Bombay (Nov. 23) transit and London arrival backstamps, Very Fine and presumably quite scarce
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10077, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
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-486 is a Mynpooree pre stamp cover of 1843 bearing the Mynpooree HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mynpooree postal history — the office known today as Mainpuri, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Mynpooree, 1843, "MYNPOORY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold strike in red with manuscript "20th Novr 43" date and "10 as" rate added on back of large part of folded letter (missing side flaps) to London, England, sender's directive "By overland from Bombay via Falmouth" , framed "PM" and red "INDIA" oval handstamps, Bombay (Nov. 23) transit and London arrival backstamps, Very Fine and presumably quite scarce
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10077.
2 images of COV-486 are recorded (front, back); the Mynpooree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1844.
Questions about COV-486
- What is COV-486?
- COV-486 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mynpooree, North Western Provinces of 1843, bearing the Mynpooree HG 2 handstamp in red. India, Mynpooree, 1843, "MYNPOORY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold strike in red with manuscript "20th Novr 43" date and "10 as" rate added on back of large part of folded letter (missing side flaps) to London, England, sender's directive "By overland from Bombay via Falmouth" , framed "PM" and red "INDIA" oval handstamps, Bombay (Nov. 23) transit and London arrival backstamps, Very Fine and presumably quite scarce
- How scarce is the Mynpooree HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mynpooree HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-486?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10077.
- When was COV-486 posted?
- COV-486 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Mynpooree HG 2 (1843–1844).
About this record
This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mynpooree HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10077.