COV-737
22 February 1808 Bhauglepoor Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
22 February 1808
Description
1808: H.G. 2: Letter posted from BHAUGLEPOOR [22 Feb.] to DINAPOOR [25 Feb.]. Postage paid, shown in manuscript "II=", the INDIAN style of writing the amount, i.e.This handstamp: A extremely rare intaglio i.e. white on black, "POST / BHAUGLEPOOR / PAID" in oval, in English and Bhauglepoor and Vasul in Urdu. Giles mentioned its used in 1799, however this is the latest use of this handstamp in 1808. The oval has no outline around it.
Provenance
Ex. Giles.
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
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About this Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover
COV-737 is a Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover of 22 February 1808 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?
1808: H.G. 2: Letter posted from BHAUGLEPOOR [22 Feb.] to DINAPOOR [25 Feb.]. Postage paid, shown in manuscript "II=", the INDIAN style of writing the amount, i.e.This handstamp: A extremely rare intaglio i.e. white on black, "POST / BHAUGLEPOOR / PAID" in oval, in English and Bhauglepoor and Vasul in Urdu. Giles mentioned its used in 1799, however this is the latest use of this handstamp in 1808. The oval has no outline around it.
Ex. Giles.
1 image of COV-737 is recorded; the Bhauglepoor HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1808.
Questions about COV-737
- What is COV-737?
- COV-737 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhauglepoor, Bengal Presidency of 22 February 1808, bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 2 handstamp in black. 1808: H.G. 2: Letter posted from BHAUGLEPOOR [22 Feb.] to DINAPOOR [25 Feb.]. Postage paid, shown in manuscript "II=", the INDIAN style of writing the amount, i.e.This handstamp: A extremely rare intaglio i.e. white on black, "POST / BHAUGLEPOOR / PAID" in oval, in English and Bhauglepoor and Vasul in Urdu. Giles mentioned its used in 1799, however this is the latest use of this handstamp in 1808. The oval has no outline around it.
- 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-737?
- Ex. Giles.
- When was COV-737 posted?
- COV-737 is dated 22 February 1808, within the recorded period of use of Bhauglepoor HG 2 (1799–1808).
About this record
This 22 February 1808 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.