COV-2504 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Burkaghur, Bengal Presidency of 1 August 1843, bearing the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from burkaghupr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1843. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Burkaghur HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1845.

When was COV-2504 posted?

COV-2504 is dated 1 August 1843, within the recorded period of use of Burkaghur HG 1 (1839–1845).

COV-2504

1 August 1843 Burkaghur HG 1 Cover

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1 August 1843 Burkaghur HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2504 — front

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Date

1 August 1843

Description

Postal cover from burkaghupr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1843. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Burkaghur pre stamp cover

COV-2504 is a Burkaghur pre stamp cover of 1 August 1843 bearing the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Burkaghur postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from burkaghupr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1843. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2504 is recorded (front); the Burkaghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1845.

Questions about COV-2504

What is COV-2504?: COV-2504 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Burkaghur, Bengal Presidency of 1 August 1843, bearing the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from burkaghupr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1843. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Burkaghur HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Burkaghur HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1845.
When was COV-2504 posted?: COV-2504 is dated 1 August 1843, within the recorded period of use of Burkaghur HG 1 (1839–1845).

About this record

This 1 August 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.