Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
14 October 1825
Description
1825 : H.G. 2 / 3 : A letter from CHITTAGONG [14 Oct.] to CALCUTTA [19 Oct.]. Postage paid at CHITTAGONG These handstamp: Both these black handstamps are used always simultaneously, "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE/ of 18". The other being in thin double line "PoST Paid/Sa. Wt./Rs. As.", was used during 1816-37. Other Mark: A black colour octagonal "CALCUTTA/G.P.O." receiving stamp was used during 1825 only.
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-742 is a Chittagong pre stamp cover of 14 October 1825 bearing the Chittagong HG 3 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?
1825 : H.G. 2 / 3 : A letter from CHITTAGONG [14 Oct.] to CALCUTTA [19 Oct.]. Postage paid at CHITTAGONG These handstamp: Both these black handstamps are used always simultaneously, "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE/ of 18". The other being in thin double line "PoST Paid/Sa. Wt./Rs. As.", was used during 1816-37. Other Mark: A black colour octagonal "CALCUTTA/G.P.O." receiving stamp was used during 1825 only.
1 image of COV-742 is recorded; the Chittagong HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1837.
Questions about COV-742
- What is COV-742?
- COV-742 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chittagong, Bengal Presidency of 14 October 1825, bearing the Chittagong HG 3 handstamp in black. 1825 : H.G. 2 / 3 : A letter from CHITTAGONG [14 Oct.] to CALCUTTA [19 Oct.]. Postage paid at CHITTAGONG These handstamp: Both these black handstamps are used always simultaneously, "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE/ of 18". The other being in thin double line "PoST Paid/Sa. Wt./Rs. As.", was used during 1816-37. Other Mark: A black colour octagonal "CALCUTTA/G.P.O." receiving stamp was used during 1825 only.
- How scarce is the Chittagong HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chittagong HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1837.
- When was COV-742 posted?
- COV-742 is dated 14 October 1825, within the recorded period of use of Chittagong HG 3 (1815–1837).
About this record
This 14 October 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittagong HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.