COV-3856 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency of 1831, bearing the Barrackpore HG 3 handstamp in black. 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

How scarce is the Barrackpore HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Barrackpore HG 3 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1832.

When was COV-3856 posted?

COV-3856 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Barrackpore HG 3 (1831–1832).

COV-3856

1831 Barrackpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1831, Barrackpore HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3856)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Barrackpore HG 3, scan 2 (COV-3856)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Barrackpore HG 3, scan 3 (COV-3856)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Barrackpore HG 3, 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

Sephils

303, Lot 0075, (2025)

Same office

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 Barrackpore pre stamp cover

COV-3856 is a Barrackpore pre stamp cover of 1831 bearing the Barrackpore HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Barrackpore postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

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

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0075 (2025).

4 images of COV-3856 are recorded; the Barrackpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1832.

Questions about COV-3856

What is COV-3856?: COV-3856 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency of 1831, bearing the Barrackpore HG 3 handstamp in black. 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
How scarce is the Barrackpore HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Barrackpore HG 3 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1832.
What is the provenance of COV-3856?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0075 (2025).
When was COV-3856 posted?: COV-3856 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Barrackpore HG 3 (1831–1832).

About this record

This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barrackpore HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 303, lot 0075, (2025).