COV-4170 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kythul, Punjab, bearing the Kythul HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kythul (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Kythul HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841.

COV-4170

Kythul Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Kythul HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4170) — front

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Description

Postal cover from kythul (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Kythul pre stamp cover

COV-4170 is a Kythul pre stamp cover bearing the Kythul HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kythul postal history — the office known today as Kaithal, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from kythul (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4170 is recorded (front); the Kythul HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841.

Questions about COV-4170

What is COV-4170?: COV-4170 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kythul, Punjab, bearing the Kythul HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kythul (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Kythul HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kythul HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kythul HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.