COV-553

1825-Oct Bhauglepoor HG 4 Cover

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1825-Oct Bhauglepoor HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-553 — front

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Date

1825-Oct

Description

1825 (Oct.) entire letter rom Bhaugulpore to London showing "bhaugulpore/post office" oval h.s. (HG4) and Calcutta G.P.O. markings, "india letter/gravesend" framed h.s. in black and arrival c.d.s. (1 Mar. 1826) on reverse, fine.

Auction

Spink

Lot 5116

Same office

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 1825-Oct 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 Spink, lot 5116.