COV-5452
6 October 1842 Ferozepore Cover

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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 1handstampRed1842–1848
- 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-5452 is a Ferozepore pre stamp cover of 6 October 1842 bearing the Ferozepore HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ferozepore postal history — the office known today as Firozpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman Horst Dietrich lot 10028 (11/2003).
1 image of COV-5452 is recorded; the Ferozepore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1846.
Questions about COV-5452
- What is COV-5452?
- COV-5452 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ferozepore, Punjab of 6 October 1842, bearing the Ferozepore HG 2 handstamp in black.
- How scarce is the Ferozepore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ferozepore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1846.
- What is the provenance of COV-5452?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman Horst Dietrich lot 10028 (11/2003).
- When was COV-5452 posted?
- COV-5452 is dated 6 October 1842, within the recorded period of use of Ferozepore HG 2 (1839–1846).
About this record
This 6 October 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ferozepore HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 29 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Horst Dietrich, lot 10028, (11/2003).

