COV-3934 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bugwah, Bengal Presidency of 29 September 1850, bearing the Bugwah HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1850 Rare BUGWAH Bengal circle pre-stamp cover bearing both the recorded markings - Giles #1 and #2

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

The census grades Bugwah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850-54.

When was COV-3934 posted?

COV-3934 is dated 29 September 1850, within the recorded period of use of Bugwah HG 1 (1850-54).

COV-3934

29 September 1850 Bugwah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 29 September 1850, Bugwah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3934)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bugwah HG 1, scan 2 (COV-3934)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bugwah HG 1, front (COV-3934) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

29 September 1850

Description

India 1850 Rare BUGWAH Bengal circle pre-stamp cover bearing both the recorded markings - Giles #1 and #2

Auction

Sephils

87, Lot 0106, (2024)

Sephils

724, Lot 0100, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bugwah

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Bugwah is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Bugwah HG 2handstampBlack1850–1856

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About this Bugwah pre stamp cover

COV-3934 is a Bugwah pre stamp cover of 29 September 1850 bearing the Bugwah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bugwah postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1850 Rare BUGWAH Bengal circle pre-stamp cover bearing both the recorded markings - Giles #1 and #2

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 87 lot 0106 (2024); and Sephils 724 lot 0100 (2026).

4 images of COV-3934 are recorded (front); the Bugwah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850-54.

Questions about COV-3934

What is COV-3934?: COV-3934 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bugwah, Bengal Presidency of 29 September 1850, bearing the Bugwah HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1850 Rare BUGWAH Bengal circle pre-stamp cover bearing both the recorded markings - Giles #1 and #2
How scarce is the Bugwah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bugwah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850-54.
What is the provenance of COV-3934?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 87 lot 0106 (2024); and Sephils 724 lot 0100 (2026).
When was COV-3934 posted?: COV-3934 is dated 29 September 1850, within the recorded period of use of Bugwah HG 1 (1850-54).

About this record

This 29 September 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bugwah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 87, lot 0106, (2024); Sephils, 724, lot 0100, (2026).