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Date
5 December 1853
Description
The entire posted from Mynpory to North Britain Overland via Marsellies on December 5th 1835 with "Mynpory/ Dec 5 1835/ Paid"in black color unrecorded handstamp with 5 annas postage paid. As per the act, All paid stamps need to be in red or shades of red color, rarely few examples are know in black.
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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-1120 is a Mynpooree pre stamp cover of 5 December 1853 bearing the Mynpooree HG 4 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?
The entire posted from Mynpory to North Britain Overland via Marsellies on December 5th 1835 with "Mynpory/ Dec 5 1835/ Paid"in black color unrecorded handstamp with 5 annas postage paid. As per the act, All paid stamps need to be in red or shades of red color, rarely few examples are know in black.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-1120 are recorded (front, back); the Mynpooree HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.
Questions about COV-1120
- What is COV-1120?
- COV-1120 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mynpooree, North Western Provinces of 5 December 1853, bearing the Mynpooree HG 4 handstamp in black. The entire posted from Mynpory to North Britain Overland via Marsellies on December 5th 1835 with "Mynpory/ Dec 5 1835/ Paid"in black color unrecorded handstamp with 5 annas postage paid. As per the act, All paid stamps need to be in red or shades of red color, rarely few examples are know in black.
- How scarce is the Mynpooree HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mynpooree HG 4 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-1120?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-1120 posted?
- COV-1120 is dated 5 December 1853, within the recorded period of use of Mynpooree HG 4 (1853).
About this record
This 5 December 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mynpooree HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.