COV-3754 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Backergunge, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Backergunge HG 1 handstamp in black. India 1825-26 Backergunge handstruck postage stamp cut-out, showing a rare postal marking with a rate of 5 annas. This piece is a significant remnant from early postal history.

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

The census grades Backergunge HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1826.

When was COV-3754 posted?

COV-3754 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Backergunge HG 1 (1825–1826).

COV-3754

1825 Backergunge Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1825, Backergunge HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3754)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1825

Description

India 1825-26 Backergunge handstruck postage stamp cut-out, showing a rare postal marking with a rate of 5 annas. This piece is a significant remnant from early postal history.

Auction

Sephils

471, Lot 0097, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Backergunge

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Backergunge is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Backergunge HG 2handstampRed1839–1847

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About this Backergunge pre stamp cover

COV-3754 is a Backergunge pre stamp cover of 1825 bearing the Backergunge HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Backergunge postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1825-26 Backergunge handstruck postage stamp cut-out, showing a rare postal marking with a rate of 5 annas. This piece is a significant remnant from early postal history.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 471 lot 0097 (2025).

1 image of COV-3754 is recorded; the Backergunge HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1826.

Questions about COV-3754

What is COV-3754?: COV-3754 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Backergunge, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Backergunge HG 1 handstamp in black. India 1825-26 Backergunge handstruck postage stamp cut-out, showing a rare postal marking with a rate of 5 annas. This piece is a significant remnant from early postal history.
How scarce is the Backergunge HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Backergunge HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1826.
What is the provenance of COV-3754?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 471 lot 0097 (2025).
When was COV-3754 posted?: COV-3754 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Backergunge HG 1 (1825–1826).

About this record

This 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Backergunge HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 471, lot 0097, (2025).