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Date
1832
Description
19th/20th CENTURY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1832 E to England with framed "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE" d.s., framed "Post paid....", framed Calcutta Ship Letter and framed "INDIA LETTER/COWES" h.s. on front or rear, 1876 env. to Cambridge franked India 8a tied by Rangoon duplex with a Yandoon and Calcutta cds on rear, 1915 printed colour advertising parcel label to England franked India KEVII 1r tied by Rangoon cds, with matched reg. label affixed, 1923 Parcel wrapper to England franked India KGV 1r + 8a with intact Parcel Post Customs Declaration and printed 'VP/89' label tied by framed "MAYMYO ALEXANDRA BARRACKS" h.s. and a few others. (11 covers/cards) Cross Reference: INDIA, SHIP LETTERS, PARCEL POST LABELS, REGISTERED MAIL
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 481
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chittagong
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chittagong are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Chittagong pre stamp cover
COV-624 is a Chittagong pre stamp cover of 1832 bearing the Chittagong HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chittagong postal history — the office known today as Chattogram, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
19th/20th CENTURY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1832 E to England with framed "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE" d.s., framed "Post paid....", framed Calcutta Ship Letter and framed "INDIA LETTER/COWES" h.s. on front or rear, 1876 env. to Cambridge franked India 8a tied by Rangoon duplex with a Yandoon and Calcutta cds on rear, 1915 printed colour advertising parcel label to England franked India KEVII 1r tied by Rangoon cds, with matched reg. label affixed, 1923 Parcel wrapper to England franked India KGV 1r + 8a with intact Parcel Post Customs Declaration and printed 'VP/89' label tied by framed "MAYMYO ALEXANDRA BARRACKS" h.s. and a few others. (11 covers/cards) Cross Reference: INDIA, SHIP LETTERS, PARCEL POST LABELS, REGISTERED MAIL
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 481.
1 image of COV-624 is recorded (front); the Chittagong HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1813–1837.
Questions about COV-624
- What is COV-624?
- COV-624 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chittagong, Bengal Presidency of 1832, bearing the Chittagong HG 2 handstamp in black. 19th/20th CENTURY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1832 E to England with framed "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE" d.s., framed "Post paid....", framed Calcutta Ship Letter and framed "INDIA LETTER/COWES" h.s. on front or rear, 1876 env. to Cambridge franked India 8a tied by Rangoon duplex with a Yandoon and Calcutta cds on rear, 1915 printed colour advertising parcel label to England franked India KEVII 1r tied by Rangoon cds, with matched reg. label affixed, 1923 Parcel wrapper to England franked India KGV 1r + 8a with intact Parcel Post Customs Declaration and printed 'VP/89' label tied by framed "MAYMYO ALEXANDRA BARRACKS" h.s. and a few others. (11 covers/cards) Cross Reference: INDIA, SHIP LETTERS, PARCEL POST LABELS, REGISTERED MAIL
- How scarce is the Chittagong HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chittagong HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-624?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 481.
- When was COV-624 posted?
- COV-624 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Chittagong HG 2 (1813–1837).
About this record
This 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittagong HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 481.