COV-2760 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sultapore, North Western Provinces of 5 August 1849, bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from sultapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-2760 posted?

COV-2760 is dated 5 August 1849, within the recorded period of use of Sultapore HG 1 (1845–1849).

COV-2760

5 August 1849 Sultapore HG 1 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 August 1849, Sultapore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2760) — front

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Date

5 August 1849

Description

Postal cover from sultapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Sultapore pre stamp cover

COV-2760 is a Sultapore pre stamp cover of 5 August 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?

Postal cover from sultapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2760 is recorded (front); the Sultapore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1849.

Questions about COV-2760

What is COV-2760?: COV-2760 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sultapore, North Western Provinces of 5 August 1849, bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from sultapore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2760 posted?: COV-2760 is dated 5 August 1849, within the recorded period of use of Sultapore HG 1 (1845–1849).

About this record

This 5 August 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.