COV-2685
10 July 1832 Rajputana HG 6 Cover

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Date
10 July 1832
Description
Postal cover from rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1832. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Rajputana
8 marks8 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 5handstampBlack1830-37
- Rajputana HG 7handstampBlack1835
+2 more at this office.View all Rajputana marks and postal history →
About this Rajputana pre stamp cover
COV-2685 is a Rajputana pre stamp cover of 10 July 1832 bearing the Rajputana HG 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rajputana postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1832. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2685 is recorded (front); the Rajputana HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1833.
Questions about COV-2685
- What is COV-2685?
- COV-2685 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajputana, North Western Provinces of 10 July 1832, bearing the Rajputana HG 6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1832. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Rajputana HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajputana HG 6 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1833.
- When was COV-2685 posted?
- COV-2685 is dated 10 July 1832, within the recorded period of use of Rajputana HG 6 (1832–1833).
About this record
This 10 July 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajputana HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
