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Date
1845
Description
Postal History and Covers - Isle of Wight: 1845, 1846 entires “overland via Bombay and Southampton” to Lady Mary Gordon (from her brother) at Newport (I.O.W.) each rated “1/-” and with oval “INDIA” marks in red, two with framed “FEROZEPORE” or “CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER” datestamps and those for London and Newport on reverse, all three with embossed gilt wafer seals and unusual use from India, mainly fine. Photo.
Auction
GPA 172: Specialised Great Britain (29 April 2026), Lot 360, (2026)
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Other recorded marks at Ferozepore
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ferozepore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Ferozepore HG 2handstampBlack1839–1846
- Ferozepore HG 3handstampBlack1842
- Ferozepore HG 3ahandstampBlack1842
- Ferozepore HG 4handstampBlack1850
- Ferozepore HG 5handstampBlack1842-53
- Ferozepore HG 6handstampRed1852-53
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About this Ferozepore pre stamp cover
COV-5413 is a Ferozepore pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Ferozepore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ferozepore postal history — the office known today as Firozpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal History and Covers - Isle of Wight: 1845, 1846 entires “overland via Bombay and Southampton” to Lady Mary Gordon (from her brother) at Newport (I.O.W.) each rated “1/-” and with oval “INDIA” marks in red, two with framed “FEROZEPORE” or “CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER” datestamps and those for London and Newport on reverse, all three with embossed gilt wafer seals and unusual use from India, mainly fine. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 172: Specialised Great Britain (29 April 2026) lot 360 (2026).
1 image of COV-5413 is recorded; the Ferozepore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1848.
Questions about COV-5413
- What is COV-5413?
- COV-5413 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ferozepore, Punjab of 1845, bearing the Ferozepore HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal History and Covers - Isle of Wight: 1845, 1846 entires “overland via Bombay and Southampton” to Lady Mary Gordon (from her brother) at Newport (I.O.W.) each rated “1/-” and with oval “INDIA” marks in red, two with framed “FEROZEPORE” or “CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER” datestamps and those for London and Newport on reverse, all three with embossed gilt wafer seals and unusual use from India, mainly fine. Photo.
- How scarce is the Ferozepore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ferozepore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-5413?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 172: Specialised Great Britain (29 April 2026) lot 360 (2026).
- When was COV-5413 posted?
- COV-5413 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Ferozepore HG 1 (1842–1848).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ferozepore HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 172: Specialised Great Britain (29 April 2026), lot 360, (2026).