COV-2682 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuttack, Bengal Presidency of 23 January 1827, bearing the Cuttack HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 January 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cuttack HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cuttack HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1827.

When was COV-2682 posted?

COV-2682 is dated 23 January 1827, within the recorded period of use of Cuttack HG 1 (1821–1827).

COV-2682

23 January 1827 Cuttack HG 1 Cover

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23 January 1827 Cuttack HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2682 — front

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Date

23 January 1827

Description

Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 January 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Cuttack

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuttack 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 Cuttack pre stamp cover

COV-2682 is a Cuttack pre stamp cover of 23 January 1827 bearing the Cuttack HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cuttack postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 January 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2682 is recorded (front); the Cuttack HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1827.

Questions about COV-2682

What is COV-2682?: COV-2682 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuttack, Bengal Presidency of 23 January 1827, bearing the Cuttack HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 January 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cuttack HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cuttack HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1827.
When was COV-2682 posted?: COV-2682 is dated 23 January 1827, within the recorded period of use of Cuttack HG 1 (1821–1827).

About this record

This 23 January 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuttack HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.