COV-1324 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sultapore, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1849 SULTAPORE Bearing HG 1 on fl to Mussoorie

How scarce is the Sultapore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Sultapore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1849.

When was COV-1324 posted?

COV-1324 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Sultapore HG 1 (1845–1849).

COV-1324

1849 Sultapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Sultapore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1324)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Sultapore HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1324)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Sultapore HG 1, scan 3 (COV-1324)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Sultapore HG 1, scan 4 (COV-1324)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of StampBay Auctions

Date

1849

Description

1849 SULTAPORE Bearing HG 1 on fl to Mussoorie

Auction

StampBay

7, Lot 52

About this Sultapore pre stamp cover

COV-1324 is a Sultapore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sultapore postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1849 SULTAPORE Bearing HG 1 on fl to Mussoorie

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 52.

4 images of COV-1324 are recorded; the Sultapore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1849.

Questions about COV-1324

What is COV-1324?: COV-1324 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sultapore, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1849 SULTAPORE Bearing HG 1 on fl to Mussoorie
How scarce is the Sultapore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sultapore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1849.
What is the provenance of COV-1324?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 52.
When was COV-1324 posted?: COV-1324 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Sultapore HG 1 (1845–1849).

About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 52.