Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1821
Description
Entire posted from Arrah to London with rare "Arrah/ PtPd" HG1 handstamp in 1811 along with Calcutta Ship Letter and Calcutta General Post Office handstamp and Martime "India Liverpool" handstamp and other delivery marks with 25 annas postage paid.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Arrah
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Arrah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Arrah pre stamp cover
COV-4065 is an Arrah pre stamp cover of 1821 bearing the Arrah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Arrah postal history — the office known today as Ara, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Arrah to London with rare "Arrah/ PtPd" HG1 handstamp in 1811 along with Calcutta Ship Letter and Calcutta General Post Office handstamp and Martime "India Liverpool" handstamp and other delivery marks with 25 annas postage paid.
1 image of COV-4065 is recorded (front); the Arrah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1831.
Questions about COV-4065
- What is COV-4065?
- COV-4065 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arrah, Bengal Presidency of 1821, bearing the Arrah HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Arrah to London with rare "Arrah/ PtPd" HG1 handstamp in 1811 along with Calcutta Ship Letter and Calcutta General Post Office handstamp and Martime "India Liverpool" handstamp and other delivery marks with 25 annas postage paid.
- How scarce is the Arrah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Arrah HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1831.
- When was COV-4065 posted?
- COV-4065 is dated 1821, within the recorded period of use of Arrah HG 1 (1821–1831).
About this record
This 1821 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arrah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.