COV-1411 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barasat, Bengal Presidency of 29 December 1836, bearing the Barasat HG 1 handstamp in black. 1836 BARASET POST OFFICE Unrecorded intaglio oval on folded letter to Deputy Collector, Moorshedabad

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

The census grades Barasat HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.

When was COV-1411 posted?

COV-1411 is dated 29 December 1836, within the recorded period of use of Barasat HG 1 (1836).

COV-1411

29 December 1836 Barasat Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 29 December 1836, Barasat HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1411)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Barasat HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1411)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Barasat HG 1, scan 3 (COV-1411)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Barasat HG 1, scan 4 (COV-1411)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of StampBay Auctions

Date

29 December 1836

Description

1836 BARASET POST OFFICE Unrecorded intaglio oval on folded letter to Deputy Collector, Moorshedabad

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 4

About this Barasat pre stamp cover

COV-1411 is a Barasat pre stamp cover of 29 December 1836 bearing the Barasat HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Barasat postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1836 BARASET POST OFFICE Unrecorded intaglio oval on folded letter to Deputy Collector, Moorshedabad

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 4.

4 images of COV-1411 are recorded; the Barasat HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1836.

Questions about COV-1411

What is COV-1411?: COV-1411 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barasat, Bengal Presidency of 29 December 1836, bearing the Barasat HG 1 handstamp in black. 1836 BARASET POST OFFICE Unrecorded intaglio oval on folded letter to Deputy Collector, Moorshedabad
How scarce is the Barasat HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Barasat HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.
What is the provenance of COV-1411?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 4.
When was COV-1411 posted?: COV-1411 is dated 29 December 1836, within the recorded period of use of Barasat HG 1 (1836).

About this record

This 29 December 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barasat HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 4.