COV-1118 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Shahjahanpore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Shahjahanpore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from shahjahanpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Shahjahanpore HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Shahjahanpore HG 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

COV-1118

Shahjahanpore HG 3 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Shahjahanpore HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-1118) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Shahjahanpore HG 3, back (COV-1118) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from shahjahanpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

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Other recorded marks at Shahjahanpore

2 marks

2 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.

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About this Shahjahanpore pre stamp cover

COV-1118 is a Shahjahanpore pre stamp cover bearing the Shahjahanpore HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Shahjahanpore postal history — the office known today as Shahjahanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from shahjahanpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-1118 are recorded (front, back); the Shahjahanpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-1118

What is COV-1118?: COV-1118 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Shahjahanpore, North Western Provinces, bearing the Shahjahanpore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from shahjahanpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Shahjahanpore HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Shahjahanpore HG 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1118?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Shahjahanpore HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.