COV-5774 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bancoorah, Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Bancoorah HG 1 handstamp in red.

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

The census grades Bancoorah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.

When was COV-5774 posted?

COV-5774 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Bancoorah HG 1 (1855).

COV-5774

1855 Bancoorah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Bancoorah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-5774) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bancoorah HG 1, back (COV-5774) — back

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Date

1855

About this Bancoorah pre stamp cover

COV-5774 is a Bancoorah pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Bancoorah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bancoorah postal history — the office known today as Bankura, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

2 images of COV-5774 are recorded (front, back); the Bancoorah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.

Questions about COV-5774

What is COV-5774?: COV-5774 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bancoorah, Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Bancoorah HG 1 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Bancoorah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bancoorah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
When was COV-5774 posted?: COV-5774 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Bancoorah HG 1 (1855).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bancoorah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.