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Date
21 July 1844
Description
Postal cover from mynpooree (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 July 1844. Note: Revised impression, it should read "MYNPOORY". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-1837 is a Mynpooree pre stamp cover of 21 July 1844 bearing the Mynpooree HG 3 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?
Postal cover from mynpooree (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 July 1844. Note: Revised impression, it should read "MYNPOORY". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-1837 is recorded; the Mynpooree HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1849.
Questions about COV-1837
- What is COV-1837?
- COV-1837 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mynpooree, North Western Provinces of 21 July 1844, bearing the Mynpooree HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mynpooree (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 July 1844. Note: Revised impression, it should read "MYNPOORY". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Mynpooree HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mynpooree HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1849.
- When was COV-1837 posted?
- COV-1837 is dated 21 July 1844, within the recorded period of use of Mynpooree HG 3 (1839–1849).
About this record
This 21 July 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mynpooree HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.