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Date
November 1825
Description
1825 : H.G.1 1: Native entire folded letter from ARRAH to LONDON via CALCUTTA. Total transit time more than 150 days.This hastamp A very are wARA/..circular stamp in black low/ GENERAL POST OFFICE/1825 / Nov. 18." A very fine Red wax seal & vernacular address of LONDON on rear side, must have been written by ARRAH Postmaster.
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-733 is an Arrah pre stamp cover of November 1825 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?
1825 : H.G.1 1: Native entire folded letter from ARRAH to LONDON via CALCUTTA. Total transit time more than 150 days.This hastamp A very are wARA/..circular stamp in black low/ GENERAL POST OFFICE/1825 / Nov. 18." A very fine Red wax seal & vernacular address of LONDON on rear side, must have been written by ARRAH Postmaster.
1 image of COV-733 is recorded; the Arrah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1831.
Questions about COV-733
- What is COV-733?
- COV-733 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arrah, Bengal Presidency of November 1825, bearing the Arrah HG 1 handstamp in black. 1825 : H.G.1 1: Native entire folded letter from ARRAH to LONDON via CALCUTTA. Total transit time more than 150 days.This hastamp A very are wARA/..circular stamp in black low/ GENERAL POST OFFICE/1825 / Nov. 18." A very fine Red wax seal & vernacular address of LONDON on rear side, must have been written by ARRAH Postmaster.
- 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-733 posted?
- COV-733 is dated November 1825, within the recorded period of use of Arrah HG 1 (1821–1831).
About this record
This November 1825 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.