COV-4494
1849 Saharunpore Cover

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Date
1849
Description
Postal cover from saharunpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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 Saharunpore pre stamp cover
COV-4494 is a Saharunpore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Saharunpore HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Saharunpore postal history — the office known today as Saharanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from saharunpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4494 is recorded (front); the Saharunpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1849.
Questions about COV-4494
- What is COV-4494?
- COV-4494 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Saharunpore, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Saharunpore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from saharunpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Saharunpore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Saharunpore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1849.
- When was COV-4494 posted?
- COV-4494 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Saharunpore HG 3 (1842–1849).
About this record
This 1849 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
