COV-736
20 August 1831 Barrackpore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
20 August 1831
Description
1831: H.G.3 : A mourning letter dated 26th August 1831 to LONDON [3 Feb. 1832]. BARRACKPORE is situated on the east bank of river Hooghly, 15 miles from CALCUTTA. The name is probably derived from the fact that troops were stationed here since 1772. These were involved in mutinies twice in 1824 and in 1857.A extremely rare and probably the best amongst the ONLY THREE KNOWN copies of this intaglio circulars stamp. The other copies are surprisingly of the same date.
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 Barrackpore pre stamp cover
COV-736 is a Barrackpore pre stamp cover of 20 August 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?
1831: H.G.3 : A mourning letter dated 26th August 1831 to LONDON [3 Feb. 1832]. BARRACKPORE is situated on the east bank of river Hooghly, 15 miles from CALCUTTA. The name is probably derived from the fact that troops were stationed here since 1772. These were involved in mutinies twice in 1824 and in 1857.A extremely rare and probably the best amongst the ONLY THREE KNOWN copies of this intaglio circulars stamp. The other copies are surprisingly of the same date.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 87 (Oct. 2000).
1 image of COV-736 is recorded; the Barrackpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1832.
Questions about COV-736
- What is COV-736?
- COV-736 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency of 20 August 1831, bearing the Barrackpore HG 3 handstamp in black. 1831: H.G.3 : A mourning letter dated 26th August 1831 to LONDON [3 Feb. 1832]. BARRACKPORE is situated on the east bank of river Hooghly, 15 miles from CALCUTTA. The name is probably derived from the fact that troops were stationed here since 1772. These were involved in mutinies twice in 1824 and in 1857.A extremely rare and probably the best amongst the ONLY THREE KNOWN copies of this intaglio circulars stamp. The other copies are surprisingly of the same date.
- 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-736?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 87 (Oct. 2000).
- When was COV-736 posted?
- COV-736 is dated 20 August 1831, within the recorded period of use of Barrackpore HG 3 (1831–1832).
About this record
This 20 August 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 Spink, lot 87, (Oct. 2000).