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Date
1845
Description
1845 SULTAPORE Bearing 8as HG 1 on mourning cover to Benares
Auction
About this Sultapore pre stamp cover
COV-1364 is a Sultapore pre stamp cover of 1845 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?
1845 SULTAPORE Bearing 8as HG 1 on mourning cover to Benares
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 40; and StampBay 2 lot 4.
1 image of COV-1364 is recorded; the Sultapore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1849.
Questions about COV-1364
- What is COV-1364?
- COV-1364 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sultapore, North Western Provinces of 1845, bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1845 SULTAPORE Bearing 8as HG 1 on mourning cover to Benares
- 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-1364?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 40; and StampBay 2 lot 4.
- When was COV-1364 posted?
- COV-1364 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Sultapore HG 1 (1845–1849).
About this record
This 1845 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, 8, lot 40; StampBay, 2, lot 4.