COV-4830 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Umroha, North Western Provinces of 15 April 1854, bearing the Umroha HG 1 handstamp in black.

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

The census grades Umroha HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-4830 posted?

COV-4830 is dated 15 April 1854, within the recorded period of use of Umroha HG 1 (1854).

COV-4830

15 April 1854 Umroha HG 1 Cover

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15 April 1854 Umroha HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-4830

Umroha HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4830)

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Date

15 April 1854

About this Umroha pre stamp cover

COV-4830 is an Umroha pre stamp cover of 15 April 1854 bearing the Umroha HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Umroha postal history — the office known today as Amroha, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

2 images of COV-4830 are recorded; the Umroha HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-4830

What is COV-4830?: COV-4830 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Umroha, North Western Provinces of 15 April 1854, bearing the Umroha HG 1 handstamp in black.
How scarce is the Umroha HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Umroha HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
When was COV-4830 posted?: COV-4830 is dated 15 April 1854, within the recorded period of use of Umroha HG 1 (1854).

About this record

This 15 April 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Umroha HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.