COV-4764 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bindwarah, Bengal Presidency of 4 August 1855, bearing the Bindwarah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bindwarah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 August 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Bindwarah HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bindwarah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.

When was COV-4764 posted?

COV-4764 is dated 4 August 1855, within the recorded period of use of Bindwarah HG 1 (1855).

COV-4764

4 August 1855 Bindwarah HG 1 Cover

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4 August 1855 Bindwarah HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-4764 — front

Bindwarah HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4764) — back

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Date

4 August 1855

Description

Postal cover from bindwarah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 August 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Bindwarah pre stamp cover

COV-4764 is a Bindwarah pre stamp cover of 4 August 1855 bearing the Bindwarah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bindwarah postal history — the office known today as Pindwara, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from bindwarah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 August 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4764 are recorded (front, back); the Bindwarah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.

Questions about COV-4764

What is COV-4764?: COV-4764 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bindwarah, Bengal Presidency of 4 August 1855, bearing the Bindwarah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bindwarah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 August 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Bindwarah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bindwarah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
When was COV-4764 posted?: COV-4764 is dated 4 August 1855, within the recorded period of use of Bindwarah HG 1 (1855).

About this record

This 4 August 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bindwarah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.