COV-840

29 October 1837 Rajputana HG 5 Cover

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29 October 1837 Rajputana HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-840

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

29 October 1837

Description

1837 : H.G.5: A letter to RAJPOOTANA [29Oct.] via CALCUTTA [6Oct.] Ship Postage 3 as. and Inland Postage 15 as. Total paid by the addressee.

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Other recorded marks at Rajputana

8 marks

8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajputana are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Rajputana HG 1handstampBlack1823-27
Rajputana HG 2handstampBlack1824
Rajputana HG 3handstampBlack1830–1835
Rajputana HG 4handstampBlack1836–1837
Rajputana HG 6handstampBlack1832–1833
Rajputana HG 7handstampBlack1835
Rajputana HG 8handstampBlack1830–1836
Rajputana HG 9handstampRed1826

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About this record

This 29 October 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajputana HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.