COV-4201 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Berhampore HG 4 handstamp in black. 1837 : H.G.4 This cover has the second setting of the "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid " stamp on a letter sent to CALCUTTA, showing postage of "4 annas" paid.

How scarce is the Berhampore HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Berhampore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833–1838.

When was COV-4201 posted?

COV-4201 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 4 (1833–1838).

COV-4201

1837 Berhampore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Berhampore HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-4201) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1837

Description

1837 : H.G.4 This cover has the second setting of the "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid " stamp on a letter sent to CALCUTTA, showing postage of "4 annas" paid.

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Other recorded marks at Berhampore

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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-4201 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Berhampore HG 4 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?

1837 : H.G.4 This cover has the second setting of the "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid " stamp on a letter sent to CALCUTTA, showing postage of "4 annas" paid.

1 image of COV-4201 is recorded (front); the Berhampore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1838.

Questions about COV-4201

What is COV-4201?: COV-4201 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Berhampore HG 4 handstamp in black. 1837 : H.G.4 This cover has the second setting of the "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid " stamp on a letter sent to CALCUTTA, showing postage of "4 annas" paid.
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Berhampore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833–1838.
When was COV-4201 posted?: COV-4201 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 4 (1833–1838).

About this record

This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.