COV-4200
1830 Berhampore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1830
Description
The "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid" stamp has two settings - the 1816-31 setting is 40mm × 21mm the "P" of Post is under the "R" of the BERHAMPORE and the "t" in Post always points upwards in the second setting of 1833-38, the frame is 39 mm × 23 mm, the "P" of Post is under the first "E" of BERHAMPORE and the "t" in post is horizontal. The examples of 1831 and 1837 below illustrate these differences. A letter from Berhampore to Calcutta with scare dispatch stamp "BERHAMPORE/Post Paid", of the first setting, but at very late date of use, mainly, July, 1831.
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Other recorded marks at Berhampore
9 marks9 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.
- Berhampore HG 1handstampBlack1790
- Berhampore HG 1ahandstampBlack1794
- Berhampore HG 2handstampBlack1800
- Berhampore HG 4handstampBlack1833–1838
- Berhampore HG 5handstampBlack1817–1837
- Berhampore HG 6handstampRed1838-57
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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover
COV-4200 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 1830 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?
The "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid" stamp has two settings - the 1816-31 setting is 40mm × 21mm the "P" of Post is under the "R" of the BERHAMPORE and the "t" in Post always points upwards in the second setting of 1833-38, the frame is 39 mm × 23 mm, the "P" of Post is under the first "E" of BERHAMPORE and the "t" in post is horizontal. The examples of 1831 and 1837 below illustrate these differences. A letter from Berhampore to Calcutta with scare dispatch stamp "BERHAMPORE/Post Paid", of the first setting, but at very late date of use, mainly, July, 1831.
1 image of COV-4200 is recorded (front); the Berhampore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1807–1836.
Questions about COV-4200
- What is COV-4200?
- COV-4200 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 1830, bearing the Berhampore HG 3 handstamp in black. The "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid" stamp has two settings - the 1816-31 setting is 40mm × 21mm the "P" of Post is under the "R" of the BERHAMPORE and the "t" in Post always points upwards in the second setting of 1833-38, the frame is 39 mm × 23 mm, the "P" of Post is under the first "E" of BERHAMPORE and the "t" in post is horizontal. The examples of 1831 and 1837 below illustrate these differences. A letter from Berhampore to Calcutta with scare dispatch stamp "BERHAMPORE/Post Paid", of the first setting, but at very late date of use, mainly, July, 1831.
- 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-4200 posted?
- COV-4200 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 3 (1807–1836).
About this record
This 1830 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.