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Date
1841
Description
India: Postal History: 1841 (Feb. 7) heavily cross written entire letter to an Adjutant in the 40th Regiment at Moulmein with faint framed “BURKAGHUR” (Giles type 1; date in manuscript and endorsed ‘6as’ prepaid) and framed “CALCUTTA/G.P.O/SHIP LETTER” (Giles type SD11) datestamps on reverse in red, mostly fine. The letter sent by Charles Hervey (1818-1903), a Hindi military interpreter to his brother [Captain/Major-General] Albert Hervey (1814-77) author of “Soldier of the Company: Life of an Indian Ensign 1833-43” (1850, reprinted 1988). Photo.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 322
About this Burkaghur pre stamp cover
COV-5387 is a Burkaghur pre stamp cover of 1841 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: Postal History: 1841 (Feb. 7) heavily cross written entire letter to an Adjutant in the 40th Regiment at Moulmein with faint framed “BURKAGHUR” (Giles type 1; date in manuscript and endorsed ‘6as’ prepaid) and framed “CALCUTTA/G.P.O/SHIP LETTER” (Giles type SD11) datestamps on reverse in red, mostly fine. The letter sent by Charles Hervey (1818-1903), a Hindi military interpreter to his brother [Captain/Major-General] Albert Hervey (1814-77) author of “Soldier of the Company: Life of an Indian Ensign 1833-43” (1850, reprinted 1988). Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 322.
1 image of COV-5387 is recorded; the Burkaghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1845.
Questions about COV-5387
- What is COV-5387?
- COV-5387 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Burkaghur, Bengal Presidency of 1841, bearing the Burkaghur HG 1 handstamp in red. India: Postal History: 1841 (Feb. 7) heavily cross written entire letter to an Adjutant in the 40th Regiment at Moulmein with faint framed “BURKAGHUR” (Giles type 1; date in manuscript and endorsed ‘6as’ prepaid) and framed “CALCUTTA/G.P.O/SHIP LETTER” (Giles type SD11) datestamps on reverse in red, mostly fine. The letter sent by Charles Hervey (1818-1903), a Hindi military interpreter to his brother [Captain/Major-General] Albert Hervey (1814-77) author of “Soldier of the Company: Life of an Indian Ensign 1833-43” (1850, reprinted 1988). Photo.
- 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-5387?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 322.
- When was COV-5387 posted?
- COV-5387 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Burkaghur HG 1 (1839–1845).
About this record
This 1841 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. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 322.