COV-2471
21 September 1830 Rajputana HG 8 Cover
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Date
21 September 1830
Description
1830 Rajpootana – London soldiers' rate entire via Cape route, with "RAJPOOTANA SERVICE/...../18.." hand stamp & date "21 Sept. 30" applied in manuscript; at Calcutta Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/3 OC 3/1830" transit mark applied. Sent to London via the Cape route, where London Chief Office receipt "F/13 AP 13/1831" mark, "In All" mark, "INDIA SOLDIER/3/LONDON" soldiers' rate bearing hand stamp, and "10 NOON 10/AP 13/1831" (double-ring indicating paid) mark were applied.
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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 6handstampBlack1832–1833
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About this Rajputana pre stamp cover
COV-2471 is a Rajputana pre stamp cover of 21 September 1830 bearing the Rajputana HG 8 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rajputana postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1830 Rajpootana – London soldiers' rate entire via Cape route, with "RAJPOOTANA SERVICE/...../18.." hand stamp & date "21 Sept. 30" applied in manuscript; at Calcutta Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/3 OC 3/1830" transit mark applied. Sent to London via the Cape route, where London Chief Office receipt "F/13 AP 13/1831" mark, "In All" mark, "INDIA SOLDIER/3/LONDON" soldiers' rate bearing hand stamp, and "10 NOON 10/AP 13/1831" (double-ring indicating paid) mark were applied.
1 image of COV-2471 is recorded (front); the Rajputana HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1836.
Questions about COV-2471
- What is COV-2471?
- COV-2471 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajputana, North Western Provinces of 21 September 1830, bearing the Rajputana HG 8 handstamp in black. 1830 Rajpootana – London soldiers' rate entire via Cape route, with "RAJPOOTANA SERVICE/...../18.." hand stamp & date "21 Sept. 30" applied in manuscript; at Calcutta Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/3 OC 3/1830" transit mark applied. Sent to London via the Cape route, where London Chief Office receipt "F/13 AP 13/1831" mark, "In All" mark, "INDIA SOLDIER/3/LONDON" soldiers' rate bearing hand stamp, and "10 NOON 10/AP 13/1831" (double-ring indicating paid) mark were applied.
- How scarce is the Rajputana HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajputana HG 8 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1836.
- When was COV-2471 posted?
- COV-2471 is dated 21 September 1830, within the recorded period of use of Rajputana HG 8 (1830–1836).
About this record
This 21 September 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajputana HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.