COV-802
13 December 1824 Chandernagore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
13 December 1824
Description
1824: H.G.1 1: CHANDERNAGORE, situated on the bank of Hooghly river about 22 miles from Calcutta. It was first occupied by French in 1688. It changed hands to East India Company twice before it was finally returned to the French in 1816. Letter posted from CHANDERNAGORE to HURRAH [HOWRAHI& postage paid was 13 dam.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chandernagore
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chandernagore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Chandernagore pre stamp cover
COV-802 is a Chandernagore pre stamp cover of 13 December 1824 bearing the Chandernagore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chandernagore postal history — the office known today as Chandannagar, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1824: H.G.1 1: CHANDERNAGORE, situated on the bank of Hooghly river about 22 miles from Calcutta. It was first occupied by French in 1688. It changed hands to East India Company twice before it was finally returned to the French in 1816. Letter posted from CHANDERNAGORE to HURRAH [HOWRAHI& postage paid was 13 dam.
1 image of COV-802 is recorded; the Chandernagore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1830.
Questions about COV-802
- What is COV-802?
- COV-802 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chandernagore, Bengal Presidency of 13 December 1824, bearing the Chandernagore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1824: H.G.1 1: CHANDERNAGORE, situated on the bank of Hooghly river about 22 miles from Calcutta. It was first occupied by French in 1688. It changed hands to East India Company twice before it was finally returned to the French in 1816. Letter posted from CHANDERNAGORE to HURRAH [HOWRAHI& postage paid was 13 dam.
- How scarce is the Chandernagore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chandernagore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1830.
- When was COV-802 posted?
- COV-802 is dated 13 December 1824, within the recorded period of use of Chandernagore HG 1 (1823–1830).
About this record
This 13 December 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chandernagore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded.