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Date
7 May 1849
Description
Un-recorded by Giles "REWARY / Paid" handstamped in red, dated May 7, 1849 addressed to the Rajah of Rewah. Postage Paid 2 As. in manuscript. Note: "R" of "REWARI" is reversed and inverted.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rewary
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Rewary is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Rewary pre stamp cover
COV-4215 is a Rewary pre stamp cover of 7 May 1849 bearing the Rewary HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Rewary postal history — the office known today as Rewari, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Un-recorded by Giles "REWARY / Paid" handstamped in red, dated May 7, 1849 addressed to the Rajah of Rewah. Postage Paid 2 As. in manuscript. Note: "R" of "REWARI" is reversed and inverted.
1 image of COV-4215 is recorded (front); the Rewary HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1849.
Questions about COV-4215
- What is COV-4215?
- COV-4215 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rewary, North Western Provinces of 7 May 1849, bearing the Rewary HG 2 handstamp in red. Un-recorded by Giles "REWARY / Paid" handstamped in red, dated May 7, 1849 addressed to the Rajah of Rewah. Postage Paid 2 As. in manuscript. Note: "R" of "REWARI" is reversed and inverted.
- How scarce is the Rewary HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rewary HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.
- When was COV-4215 posted?
- COV-4215 is dated 7 May 1849, within the recorded period of use of Rewary HG 2 (1849).
About this record
This 7 May 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rewary HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.