How scarce is the Berhampore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Berhampore HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1790.

When was COV-1040 posted?

COV-1040 is dated 11 November 1790, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 1 (1790).

COV-1040

11 November 1790 Berhampore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 11 November 1790, Berhampore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1040) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Berhampore HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1040)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

11 November 1790

Description

Berhampore: 1790 (21 Nov.) entire letter (slight age or disinfection staining) to Leith, Scotland per "St. The Princes Emilii" (sic) showing "BERHAMPORE/POST PAID" (HG 1) fine practically complete strike. Only one example recorded by Hammond Giles, and undoubtedly one of the great rarities of Indian prestamp philately.

Auction

Spink

Lot 24

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Berhampore

9 marks

9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Berhampore 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 Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-1040 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 11 November 1790 bearing the Berhampore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Berhampore postal history — the office known today as Baharampur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 24.

2 images of COV-1040 are recorded (front); the Berhampore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1790.

Questions about COV-1040

What is COV-1040?: COV-1040 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 11 November 1790, bearing the Berhampore HG 1 handstamp in black. Berhampore: 1790 (21 Nov.) entire letter (slight age or disinfection staining) to Leith, Scotland per "St. The Princes Emilii" (sic) showing "BERHAMPORE/POST PAID" (HG 1) fine practically complete strike. Only one example recorded by Hammond Giles, and undoubtedly one of the great rarities of Indian prestamp philately.
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Berhampore HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1790.
What is the provenance of COV-1040?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 24.
When was COV-1040 posted?: COV-1040 is dated 11 November 1790, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 1 (1790).

About this record

This 11 November 1790 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 24.