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Date
22 July 1847
Description
India, Berhampore, 1847, "BERHAMPORE/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 8 -- Unrecorded). Excellent strike in red with manuscript "22 July 1847" date and "8 as Inland Postage, 8as Steamer (=) 1 Rupee , rare added on back of folded letter to Martigues, France, sender's directive "Conveyance to the Steamer (Isthmus Suez), Post Paid (France) via Marseille" , Madras (Jul. 31) and Marseilles (Sept. 22) transit and Martigues (Sept. 23) arrival datestamps, manuscript "19" rate marking, Very Fine and quite scarce, this is unrecorded by Giles though updated on the digitized listing of the Giles catalogue (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10026, (2026)
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Other recorded marks at Berhampore
9 marks9 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
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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover
COV-5341 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover of 22 July 1847 bearing the Berhampore HG 8 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?
India, Berhampore, 1847, "BERHAMPORE/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 8 -- Unrecorded). Excellent strike in red with manuscript "22 July 1847" date and "8 as Inland Postage, 8as Steamer (=) 1 Rupee , rare added on back of folded letter to Martigues, France, sender's directive "Conveyance to the Steamer (Isthmus Suez), Post Paid (France) via Marseille" , Madras (Jul. 31) and Marseilles (Sept. 22) transit and Martigues (Sept. 23) arrival datestamps, manuscript "19" rate marking, Very Fine and quite scarce, this is unrecorded by Giles though updated on the digitized listing of the Giles catalogue (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10026 (2026).
2 images of COV-5341 are recorded; the Berhampore HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1848.
Questions about COV-5341
- What is COV-5341?
- COV-5341 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency of 22 July 1847, bearing the Berhampore HG 8 handstamp in red. India, Berhampore, 1847, "BERHAMPORE/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 8 -- Unrecorded). Excellent strike in red with manuscript "22 July 1847" date and "8 as Inland Postage, 8as Steamer (=) 1 Rupee , rare added on back of folded letter to Martigues, France, sender's directive "Conveyance to the Steamer (Isthmus Suez), Post Paid (France) via Marseille" , Madras (Jul. 31) and Marseilles (Sept. 22) transit and Martigues (Sept. 23) arrival datestamps, manuscript "19" rate marking, Very Fine and quite scarce, this is unrecorded by Giles though updated on the digitized listing of the Giles catalogue (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
- How scarce is the Berhampore HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Berhampore HG 8 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-5341?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10026 (2026).
- When was COV-5341 posted?
- COV-5341 is dated 22 July 1847, within the recorded period of use of Berhampore HG 8 (1839–1848).
About this record
This 22 July 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10026, (2026).