COV-4205

14 February 1840 Barrackpore HG 5 Cover

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14 February 1840 Barrackpore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4205 — front

Barrackpore HG 5 pre stamp cover — front (COV-4205) — front

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Date

14 February 1840

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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.

Barrackpore HG 1handstampBlack1819–1828
Barrackpore HG 2handstampBlack1825
Barrackpore HG 3handstampBlack1831–1832
Barrackpore HG 4handstampBlack1836–1848
Barrackpore HG 6handstampBlack1838–1843
Barrackpore HG 7handstampRed1845

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About this record

This 14 February 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barrackpore HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.