COV-737
22 February 1808 Bhauglepoor HG 2 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.
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.