COV-2733 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chandernagore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Chandernagore MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Chandernagore MN 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Chandernagore MN 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819–1823.

COV-2733

Chandernagore MN 1 Cover

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Chandernagore MN 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2733 — front

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Description

Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Chandernagore

3 marks

3 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.

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About this Chandernagore pre stamp cover

COV-2733 is a Chandernagore pre stamp cover bearing the Chandernagore MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Chandernagore postal history — the office known today as Chandannagar, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2733 is recorded (front); the Chandernagore MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819–1823.

Questions about COV-2733

What is COV-2733?: COV-2733 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chandernagore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Chandernagore MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Chandernagore MN 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Chandernagore MN 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819–1823.
What is the provenance of COV-2733?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chandernagore MN 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.