COV-4488 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Berhampore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Berhampore HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Berhampore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-57.

When was COV-4488 posted?

COV-4488 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 6 (1838-57).

COV-4488

1850 Berhampore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Berhampore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-4488) — front

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Date

1850

Description

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Berhampore

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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-4488 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Berhampore HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, 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 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4488 is recorded (front); the Berhampore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-57.

Questions about COV-4488

What is COV-4488?: COV-4488 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Berhampore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Berhampore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-57.
When was COV-4488 posted?: COV-4488 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 6 (1838-57).

About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.