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Date
3 March 1834
Description
AGRA + ARRAH - BOXED (3 TYPES) OR CIRCULAR “PAID” TYPES; 1830/43/44 E/EL trio to Calcutta (2) or Sukutpur with - all boxed - mainly very fine “AGRA/POST PAID” (1830 HG1 - ex-Territorial period ; filing crease), “AGRA/Bearing” (1843 HG5) or “AGRA/WEIGHT TOLA/PAID” (1844 HG8); plus 3 Mar. 1834 E (ink mark just clear of postmark) with mainly very fine scarce encircled “ARRAH/Pt.Pd.[2AS]/18” (HG2; scarce) on the flap. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
Auction
THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History, Lot 115, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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-2330 is an Arrah pre stamp cover of 3 March 1834 bearing the Arrah HG 2 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?
AGRA + ARRAH - BOXED (3 TYPES) OR CIRCULAR “PAID” TYPES; 1830/43/44 E/EL trio to Calcutta (2) or Sukutpur with - all boxed - mainly very fine “AGRA/POST PAID” (1830 HG1 - ex-Territorial period ; filing crease), “AGRA/Bearing” (1843 HG5) or “AGRA/WEIGHT TOLA/PAID” (1844 HG8); plus 3 Mar. 1834 E (ink mark just clear of postmark) with mainly very fine scarce encircled “ARRAH/Pt.Pd.[2AS]/18” (HG2; scarce) on the flap. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History lot 115 (Sept. 2015).
2 images of COV-2330 are recorded (front); the Arrah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1836.
Questions about COV-2330
- What is COV-2330?
- COV-2330 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arrah, Bengal Presidency of 3 March 1834, bearing the Arrah HG 2 handstamp in black. AGRA + ARRAH - BOXED (3 TYPES) OR CIRCULAR “PAID” TYPES; 1830/43/44 E/EL trio to Calcutta (2) or Sukutpur with - all boxed - mainly very fine “AGRA/POST PAID” (1830 HG1 - ex-Territorial period ; filing crease), “AGRA/Bearing” (1843 HG5) or “AGRA/WEIGHT TOLA/PAID” (1844 HG8); plus 3 Mar. 1834 E (ink mark just clear of postmark) with mainly very fine scarce encircled “ARRAH/Pt.Pd.[2AS]/18” (HG2; scarce) on the flap. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
- How scarce is the Arrah HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Arrah HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-2330?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History lot 115 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2330 posted?
- COV-2330 is dated 3 March 1834, within the recorded period of use of Arrah HG 2 (1831–1836).
About this record
This 3 March 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arrah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History, lot 115, (Sept. 2015).