COV-2709 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 18 December 1815, bearing the Berhampore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 December 1815. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Berhampore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807–1836.

When was COV-2709 posted?

COV-2709 is dated 18 December 1815, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 3 (1807–1836).

COV-2709

18 December 1815 Berhampore HG 3 Cover

Back to census|Berhampore HG 3 · 9 covers recorded

← COV-2345 COV-3833 →

18 December 1815 Berhampore HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-2709 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie

Date

18 December 1815

Description

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 December 1815. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Berhampore

8 marks

8 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.

+2 more at this office.View all Berhampore marks and postal history →

About this Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-2709 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 18 December 1815 bearing the Berhampore HG 3 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?

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 December 1815. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2709 is recorded (front); the Berhampore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1807–1836.

Questions about COV-2709

What is COV-2709?: COV-2709 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 18 December 1815, bearing the Berhampore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 December 1815. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Berhampore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807–1836.
When was COV-2709 posted?: COV-2709 is dated 18 December 1815, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 3 (1807–1836).

About this record

This 18 December 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.