COV-3738

13 October 1841 Berhampore HG 7 Cover

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13 October 1841 Berhampore HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-3738

Berhampore HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3738)

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Date

13 October 1841

Description

India 1841 Berhampore–Calcutta Small Cover Bearing Red Berhampore 14 Oct Boxed “1” Giles 7 Calcutta GPO 16 Oct Giles 18 AM Cachet Early Recorded Usage Handstruck Postal History

Auction

Sephils

485, Lot 0113, (2026)

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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.

Berhampore HG 1handstampBlack1790
Berhampore HG 1ahandstampBlack1794
Berhampore HG 2handstampBlack1800
Berhampore HG 3handstampBlack1807–1836
Berhampore HG 4handstampBlack1833–1838
Berhampore HG 5handstampBlack1817–1837
Berhampore HG 6handstampRed1838-57
Berhampore HG 8handstampRed1839–1848

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About this record

This 13 October 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 485, lot 0113, (2026).