COV-1823
22 September 1825 Barrackpore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
22 September 1825
Description
Barrackpore: 1825 (22 Sept.) entire letter to Calcutta, the reverse showing good to fine strike of the oval "BARRACKPORE/POST OFFICE" datestamp (HG 1) completed in manuscript, very fine unframed "Au" and Calcutta arrival datestamp adjacent; fine and scarce. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Barrackpore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Barrackpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 22 September 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barrackpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 86.