COV-4123
31 March 1825 Bhauglepoor Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
31 March 1825
Description
Entire posted from Goruckpoor to Bhauglepoor with Goruckpoor HG1 post office handstamp and redirected from Bhauglepoor to Poorneea with Bhauglepoor HG4 post office handstamp in black. Rare and important entire addressed to Lieutenant Clark who was also a Surgeon General of India and great contents regarding the military activities in 1825.
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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 2handstampBlack1799–1808
- Bhauglepoor HG 3handstampBlack1817–1822
- Bhauglepoor HG 5handstampRed1838–1843
- Bhauglepoor HG 6handstampRed1851-52
- Bhauglepoor HG 6AhandstampBlack1851
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About this Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover
COV-4123 is a Bhauglepoor pre stamp cover of 31 March 1825 bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 4 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?
Entire posted from Goruckpoor to Bhauglepoor with Goruckpoor HG1 post office handstamp and redirected from Bhauglepoor to Poorneea with Bhauglepoor HG4 post office handstamp in black. Rare and important entire addressed to Lieutenant Clark who was also a Surgeon General of India and great contents regarding the military activities in 1825.
1 image of COV-4123 is recorded (front); the Bhauglepoor HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-4123
- What is COV-4123?
- COV-4123 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhauglepoor, Bengal Presidency of 31 March 1825, bearing the Bhauglepoor HG 4 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Goruckpoor to Bhauglepoor with Goruckpoor HG1 post office handstamp and redirected from Bhauglepoor to Poorneea with Bhauglepoor HG4 post office handstamp in black. Rare and important entire addressed to Lieutenant Clark who was also a Surgeon General of India and great contents regarding the military activities in 1825.
- How scarce is the Bhauglepoor HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bhauglepoor HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1837.
- When was COV-4123 posted?
- COV-4123 is dated 31 March 1825, within the recorded period of use of Bhauglepoor HG 4 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 31 March 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.