COV-3738 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 13 October 1841, bearing the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp in black. 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

How scarce is the Berhampore HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Berhampore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-57.

When was COV-3738 posted?

COV-3738 is dated 13 October 1841, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 7 (1840-57).

COV-3738

13 October 1841 Berhampore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 13 October 1841, Berhampore HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-3738)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Berhampore HG 7, scan 2 (COV-3738)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

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

9 marks

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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-3738 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 13 October 1841 bearing the Berhampore HG 7 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?

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

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 485 lot 0113 (2026).

2 images of COV-3738 are recorded; the Berhampore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-57.

Questions about COV-3738

What is COV-3738?: COV-3738 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 13 October 1841, bearing the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp in black. 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
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Berhampore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-57.
What is the provenance of COV-3738?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 485 lot 0113 (2026).
When was COV-3738 posted?: COV-3738 is dated 13 October 1841, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 7 (1840-57).

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).