Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
9 July 1846
Description
1846 : H.G.1 : It was a Military station in the 19th century, 84 miles North-West of Lucknow. It featured in the 1857 uprising where a number of Europeans lost their lives in the Church. This small letter, weighing under 1/4 tola, was stamped with the "SHAHAJAHANPORE / Paid" despatch mark, single postage of 5 annas to DUMDUM-D.D.P.O.:
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Shahjahanpore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Shahjahanpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Shahjahanpore pre stamp cover
COV-755 is a Shahjahanpore pre stamp cover of 9 July 1846 bearing the Shahjahanpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Shahjahanpore postal history — the office known today as Shahjahanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846 : H.G.1 : It was a Military station in the 19th century, 84 miles North-West of Lucknow. It featured in the 1857 uprising where a number of Europeans lost their lives in the Church. This small letter, weighing under 1/4 tola, was stamped with the "SHAHAJAHANPORE / Paid" despatch mark, single postage of 5 annas to DUMDUM-D.D.P.O.:
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 108 (Oct. 2000); and Spink lot 173 (Oct. 2001).
1 image of COV-755 is recorded; the Shahjahanpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1846.
Questions about COV-755
- What is COV-755?
- COV-755 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Shahjahanpore, North Western Provinces of 9 July 1846, bearing the Shahjahanpore HG 1 handstamp in red. 1846 : H.G.1 : It was a Military station in the 19th century, 84 miles North-West of Lucknow. It featured in the 1857 uprising where a number of Europeans lost their lives in the Church. This small letter, weighing under 1/4 tola, was stamped with the "SHAHAJAHANPORE / Paid" despatch mark, single postage of 5 annas to DUMDUM-D.D.P.O.:
- How scarce is the Shahjahanpore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Shahjahanpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846.
- What is the provenance of COV-755?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 108 (Oct. 2000); and Spink lot 173 (Oct. 2001).
- When was COV-755 posted?
- COV-755 is dated 9 July 1846, within the recorded period of use of Shahjahanpore HG 1 (1846).
About this record
This 9 July 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Shahjahanpore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 108, (Oct. 2000); Spink, lot 173, (Oct. 2001).