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COV-3856

1831 Barrackpore HG 3 Cover

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1831 Barrackpore HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3856
Barrackpore HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3856)
Barrackpore HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3856)
Barrackpore HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3856)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1831

Description

India EXTREMELY RARE 1831 prestamp cover from Barrackpore (Possibly earliest of the 3 recorded mails bearing the INTAGLIO - Giles #3) to England with details of CHINA ship

Auction

SephilsSephils

303, Lot 0075, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Barrackpore

6 marks

6 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.

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About this record

This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barrackpore HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 303, lot 0075, (2025).