COV-1330 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bongong, Bengal Presidency of 1852, bearing the Bongong HG 1 handstamp in red. 1852 BONGONG Paid (Bongaon, West Bengal) on cover to Calcutta. Unrecorded by HG

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

The census grades Bongong HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-1330 posted?

COV-1330 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Bongong HG 1 (1852).

COV-1330

1852 Bongong Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1852, Bongong HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1330)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bongong HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1330)

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Date

1852

Description

1852 BONGONG Paid (Bongaon, West Bengal) on cover to Calcutta. Unrecorded by HG

Auction

StampBay

8, Lot 5

About this Bongong pre stamp cover

COV-1330 is a Bongong pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Bongong HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bongong postal history — the office known today as Bangaon, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1852 BONGONG Paid (Bongaon, West Bengal) on cover to Calcutta. Unrecorded by HG

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 5.

2 images of COV-1330 are recorded; the Bongong HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-1330

What is COV-1330?: COV-1330 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bongong, Bengal Presidency of 1852, bearing the Bongong HG 1 handstamp in red. 1852 BONGONG Paid (Bongaon, West Bengal) on cover to Calcutta. Unrecorded by HG
How scarce is the Bongong HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bongong HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
What is the provenance of COV-1330?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 5.
When was COV-1330 posted?: COV-1330 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Bongong HG 1 (1852).

About this record

This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bongong HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 5.