COV-1320 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Saharunpore, North Western Provinces of 1851, bearing the Saharunpore HG 2 handstamp in red. 1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM

How scarce is the Saharunpore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Saharunpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1851.

When was COV-1320 posted?

COV-1320 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Saharunpore HG 2 (1844–1851).

COV-1320

1851 Saharunpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Saharunpore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Saharunpore HG 2, scan 2 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Saharunpore HG 2, scan 3 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Saharunpore HG 2, scan 4 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Saharunpore HG 2, scan 5 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Saharunpore HG 2, scan 6 (COV-1320)

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Date

1851

Description

1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM

Auction

StampBay

7, Lot 48

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Other recorded marks at Saharunpore

6 marks

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

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About this Saharunpore pre stamp cover

COV-1320 is a Saharunpore pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Saharunpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Saharunpore postal history — the office known today as Saharanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 48.

6 images of COV-1320 are recorded; the Saharunpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1851.

Questions about COV-1320

What is COV-1320?: COV-1320 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Saharunpore, North Western Provinces of 1851, bearing the Saharunpore HG 2 handstamp in red. 1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM
How scarce is the Saharunpore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Saharunpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-1320?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 48.
When was COV-1320 posted?: COV-1320 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Saharunpore HG 2 (1844–1851).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Saharunpore HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 48.