COV-3316 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bancorah, Bengal Presidency of 10 September 1838, bearing the Bancorah HG 1 handstamp. Postal cover from bancorah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Bancorah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.

When was COV-3316 posted?

COV-3316 is dated 10 September 1838, within the recorded period of use of Bancorah HG 1 (1838).

COV-3316

10 September 1838 Bancorah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 September 1838, Bancorah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3316) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bancorah HG 1, back (COV-3316) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bancorah HG 1, detail (COV-3316) — detail

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Date

10 September 1838

Description

Postal cover from bancorah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Bancorah pre stamp cover

COV-3316 is a Bancorah pre stamp cover of 10 September 1838 bearing the Bancorah HG 1 handstamp, recorded in the census of Bancorah postal history — the office known today as Bankura, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from bancorah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

3 images of COV-3316 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Bancorah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1838.

Questions about COV-3316

What is COV-3316?: COV-3316 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bancorah, Bengal Presidency of 10 September 1838, bearing the Bancorah HG 1 handstamp. Postal cover from bancorah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 September 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Bancorah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bancorah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.
When was COV-3316 posted?: COV-3316 is dated 10 September 1838, within the recorded period of use of Bancorah HG 1 (1838).

About this record

This 10 September 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bancorah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.