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Date
1851
Description
1851 CHITTAGONG Paid Giles 4 on cover to London via Southampton with Calcutta G.P.O. Shipletter in red
Auction
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-1215 is a Chittagong pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Chittagong HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Chittagong postal history — the office known today as Chattogram, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1851 CHITTAGONG Paid Giles 4 on cover to London via Southampton with Calcutta G.P.O. Shipletter in red
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 13.
2 images of COV-1215 are recorded; the Chittagong HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1851.
Questions about COV-1215
- What is COV-1215?
- COV-1215 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chittagong, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Chittagong HG 4 handstamp in red. 1851 CHITTAGONG Paid Giles 4 on cover to London via Southampton with Calcutta G.P.O. Shipletter in red
- How scarce is the Chittagong HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chittagong HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-1215?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 13.
- When was COV-1215 posted?
- COV-1215 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Chittagong HG 4 (1840–1851).
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittagong HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 13.