COV-3587
22 August 1845 Burkaghur Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils
Date
22 August 1845
Description
India 1845 possibly the only known prestamp cover from Burkhaghur (Giles #1) to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, via Calcutta G.P.O. ship mail, featuring red 'INDIA' handstamp and manuscript postal markings.
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About this Burkaghur pre stamp cover
COV-3587 is a Burkaghur pre stamp cover of 22 August 1845 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?
India 1845 possibly the only known prestamp cover from Burkhaghur (Giles #1) to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, via Calcutta G.P.O. ship mail, featuring red 'INDIA' handstamp and manuscript postal markings.
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils.
3 images of COV-3587 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Burkaghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1845.
Questions about COV-3587
- What is COV-3587?
- COV-3587 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Burkaghur, Bengal Presidency of 22 August 1845, bearing the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1845 possibly the only known prestamp cover from Burkhaghur (Giles #1) to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, via Calcutta G.P.O. ship mail, featuring red 'INDIA' handstamp and manuscript postal markings.
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-3587?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils.
- When was COV-3587 posted?
- COV-3587 is dated 22 August 1845, within the recorded period of use of Burkaghur HG 1 (1839–1845).
About this record
This 22 August 1845 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. It has appeared at auction with Sephils.