COV-1844

16 August 1825 Bhauglepoor HG 4 Cover

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16 August 1825 Bhauglepoor HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-1844 — front

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Date

16 August 1825

Description

1825 Bhaugulpore to London entire via Calcutta and Cape route, with Bhaugulpore Giles 4 BHAUGULPORE/18../POST OFFICE handstamp.

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Private

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Other recorded marks at Bhauglepoor

7 marks

7 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 2handstampBlack1799–1808
Bhauglepoor HG 3handstampBlack1817–1822
Bhauglepoor HG 5handstampRed1838–1843
Bhauglepoor HG 6handstampRed1851-52
Bhauglepoor HG 6AhandstampBlack1851
Bhauglepoor HG 7handstampRed1855

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About this record

This 16 August 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhauglepoor HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.