COV-4660
23 November 1840 Burkaghur Cover
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Date
23 November 1840
Description
1840: H.G. No.1, BURKAGHUR / Paid, Dt. 23 Nov. 1840, date earlier than recorded by Giles, posted to Calcutta, other postmarks A.M. in square box and receipt stamp of G.P.O., clean and good exhibition cover.
About this Burkaghur pre stamp cover
COV-4660 is a Burkaghur pre stamp cover of 23 November 1840 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?
1840: H.G. No.1, BURKAGHUR / Paid, Dt. 23 Nov. 1840, date earlier than recorded by Giles, posted to Calcutta, other postmarks A.M. in square box and receipt stamp of G.P.O., clean and good exhibition cover.
1 image of COV-4660 is recorded (front); the Burkaghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1845.
Questions about COV-4660
- What is COV-4660?
- COV-4660 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Burkaghur, Bengal Presidency of 23 November 1840, bearing the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp in red. 1840: H.G. No.1, BURKAGHUR / Paid, Dt. 23 Nov. 1840, date earlier than recorded by Giles, posted to Calcutta, other postmarks A.M. in square box and receipt stamp of G.P.O., clean and good exhibition cover.
- 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-4660 posted?
- COV-4660 is dated 23 November 1840, within the recorded period of use of Burkaghur HG 1 (1839–1845).
About this record
This 23 November 1840 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.