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Date
1842
Description
India 1842 Pre-stamp cover featuring a scarce 4-tier boxed Saharunpoor postal cachet, indicating weight in tolas and bearing 1 anna postage
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Saharunpore
6 marks6 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.
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Saharunpore HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 696, lot 0115, (2026).