Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Description
1799 Bhaugulpore – Belfast entire letter via Calcutta & Cape route, with Bhaugulpore Giles 2 "Post Paid / BHAUGULPORE / VASUL" bilingual intaglio hand stamp, sent bearing through Calcutta & Cape route, entered in UK & sent to London, there "SHIP LETTER / [crown] / LONDON" transit & double circular "B/24/JU/1800" Chief Office receipt mark applied. "1/" applied & obliterated, updated "1/5" & "4" (total 1s 9d, comprising 8d British incoming sea postage + 1s London–Belfast double letter inland postage + 1d Captain's Gratuity) bearing postage applied in manuscript & sent to Belfast, there single circular "xx/xx/1800" delivery mark applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor Santosh MS
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bhauglepoor
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bhauglepoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Bhauglepoor HG 1handstampBlack1791
- Bhauglepoor HG 3handstampBlack1817–1822
- Bhauglepoor HG 4handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bhauglepoor HG 5handstampRed1838–1843
- Bhauglepoor HG 6handstampRed1851-52
- Bhauglepoor HG 6AhandstampBlack1851
+1 more at this office.View all Bhauglepoor marks and postal history →
About this Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover
COV-1843 is a Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover of 1799 bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 2 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?
1799 Bhaugulpore – Belfast entire letter via Calcutta & Cape route, with Bhaugulpore Giles 2 "Post Paid / BHAUGULPORE / VASUL" bilingual intaglio hand stamp, sent bearing through Calcutta & Cape route, entered in UK & sent to London, there "SHIP LETTER / [crown] / LONDON" transit & double circular "B/24/JU/1800" Chief Office receipt mark applied. "1/" applied & obliterated, updated "1/5" & "4" (total 1s 9d, comprising 8d British incoming sea postage + 1s London–Belfast double letter inland postage + 1d Captain's Gratuity) bearing postage applied in manuscript & sent to Belfast, there single circular "xx/xx/1800" delivery mark applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Contractor lot 28 (Dec. 1999); and Spink lot 170 (Oct. 2001).
1 image of COV-1843 is recorded (front); the Bhauglepoor HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1808.
Questions about COV-1843
- What is COV-1843?
- COV-1843 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhauglepoor, Bengal Presidency of 1799, bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 2 handstamp in black. 1799 Bhaugulpore – Belfast entire letter via Calcutta & Cape route, with Bhaugulpore Giles 2 "Post Paid / BHAUGULPORE / VASUL" bilingual intaglio hand stamp, sent bearing through Calcutta & Cape route, entered in UK & sent to London, there "SHIP LETTER / [crown] / LONDON" transit & double circular "B/24/JU/1800" Chief Office receipt mark applied. "1/" applied & obliterated, updated "1/5" & "4" (total 1s 9d, comprising 8d British incoming sea postage + 1s London–Belfast double letter inland postage + 1d Captain's Gratuity) bearing postage applied in manuscript & sent to Belfast, there single circular "xx/xx/1800" delivery mark applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Bhauglepoor HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bhauglepoor HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799–1808.
- What is the provenance of COV-1843?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Contractor lot 28 (Dec. 1999); and Spink lot 170 (Oct. 2001).
About this record
This 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhauglepoor HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Contractor, lot 28, (Dec. 1999); Spink, lot 170, (Oct. 2001).