How scarce is the Bhauglepoor HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bhauglepoor HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791.

When was COV-1824 posted?

COV-1824 is dated 5 November 1791, within the recorded period of use of Bhauglepoor HG 1 (1791).

COV-1824

5 November 1791 Bhauglepoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 November 1791, Bhauglepoor HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1824) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bhauglepoor HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1824)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

5 November 1791

Description

Bhauglepoor:17()1 (5 Nov.) sma11, vely neat entire letter fronl Lieutenant G.A. Robinson, A.l).C. to Cleneral Coinrvallis, in Mysore (Second Mysore War period) to Calcutta ancl redirected to Bhauelepoor, the reverse showing sr.rperb strike of'the oval intaglio seal type "Bearing/Bhauglepoor/Postge" (HG 1) acr-oss join, oval Calcutt:r datestamps acljacent; fine and extremely attractive. Stated to be the only recorded example. Photo

Auction

Spink

Lot 91

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bhauglepoor

7 marks

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About this Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover

COV-1824 is a Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover of 5 November 1791 bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bhauglepoor postal history — the office known today as Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 91.

2 images of COV-1824 are recorded (front); the Bhauglepoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1791.

Questions about COV-1824

What is COV-1824?: COV-1824 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhauglepoor, Bengal Presidency of 5 November 1791, bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Bhauglepoor:17()1 (5 Nov.) sma11, vely neat entire letter fronl Lieutenant G.A. Robinson, A.l).C. to Cleneral Coinrvallis, in Mysore (Second Mysore War period) to Calcutta ancl redirected to Bhauelepoor, the reverse showing sr.rperb strike of'the oval intaglio seal type "Bearing/Bhauglepoor/Postge" (HG 1) acr-oss join, oval Calcutt:r datestamps acljacent; fine and extremely attractive. Stated to be the only recorded example. Photo
How scarce is the Bhauglepoor HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bhauglepoor HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791.
What is the provenance of COV-1824?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 91.
When was COV-1824 posted?: COV-1824 is dated 5 November 1791, within the recorded period of use of Bhauglepoor HG 1 (1791).

About this record

This 5 November 1791 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhauglepoor HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 91.