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COV-735

9 December 1836 Berhampore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 December 1836, Berhampore HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-735)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

9 December 1836

Description

1836 : H.S.5 : Letter posted from CALCUTTA [9 Dec.] to BERHAMPORE, but was redirected to HOOGLY.This handstamp: The letter was stamped with the "BERHAMPORE/Post Office" stamp, which was only used when a letter was sent from BERHAMPORE "Bearing", used during 1817-37. This stamp used at BERHAMPORE was most unsuitable, because of its size [65 mm x 30 mml, as the impression inevitably become smudged by the edge of the stamp at both the top and bottom still it was used for a period of 20 years. However, the copies of the said cancellation are not easily obtainable and is consideras a very scarce.

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 90, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Berhampore

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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-735 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 9 December 1836 bearing the Berhampore HG 5 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?

1836 : H.S.5 : Letter posted from CALCUTTA [9 Dec.] to BERHAMPORE, but was redirected to HOOGLY.This handstamp: The letter was stamped with the "BERHAMPORE/Post Office" stamp, which was only used when a letter was sent from BERHAMPORE "Bearing", used during 1817-37. This stamp used at BERHAMPORE was most unsuitable, because of its size [65 mm x 30 mml, as the impression inevitably become smudged by the edge of the stamp at both the top and bottom still it was used for a period of 20 years. However, the copies of the said cancellation are not easily obtainable and is consideras a very scarce.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 90 (Oct. 2000).

1 image of COV-735 is recorded; the Berhampore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1817–1837.

Questions about COV-735

What is COV-735?
COV-735 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 9 December 1836, bearing the Berhampore HG 5 handstamp in black. 1836 : H.S.5 : Letter posted from CALCUTTA [9 Dec.] to BERHAMPORE, but was redirected to HOOGLY.This handstamp: The letter was stamped with the "BERHAMPORE/Post Office" stamp, which was only used when a letter was sent from BERHAMPORE "Bearing", used during 1817-37. This stamp used at BERHAMPORE was most unsuitable, because of its size [65 mm x 30 mml, as the impression inevitably become smudged by the edge of the stamp at both the top and bottom still it was used for a period of 20 years. However, the copies of the said cancellation are not easily obtainable and is consideras a very scarce.
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 5 mark on this cover?
The census grades Berhampore HG 5 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1817–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-735?
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 90 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-735 posted?
COV-735 is dated 9 December 1836, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 5 (1817–1837).

About this record

This 9 December 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 90, (Oct. 2000).