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Date
1830
Description
1830 Entire letter to London backstamped with circular framed "ARRAH / PT PD" in purple ink, Calcutta Ship Letter and India Letter Deal, the Arrah handstamp a little overinked but quite readable and very scarce.
Auction
Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1140
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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-984 is an Arrah pre stamp cover of 1830 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?
1830 Entire letter to London backstamped with circular framed "ARRAH / PT PD" in purple ink, Calcutta Ship Letter and India Letter Deal, the Arrah handstamp a little overinked but quite readable and very scarce.
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1140.
2 images of COV-984 are recorded; the Arrah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1831.
Questions about COV-984
- What is COV-984?
- COV-984 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arrah, Bengal Presidency of 1830, bearing the Arrah HG 1 handstamp in black. 1830 Entire letter to London backstamped with circular framed "ARRAH / PT PD" in purple ink, Calcutta Ship Letter and India Letter Deal, the Arrah handstamp a little overinked but quite readable and very scarce.
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-984?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1140.
- When was COV-984 posted?
- COV-984 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Arrah HG 1 (1821–1831).
About this record
This 1830 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. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1140.