COV-2131 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuttack, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Cuttack HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cuttack HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cuttack HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1837.

When was COV-2131 posted?

COV-2131 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Cuttack HG 2 (1821–1837).

COV-2131

1834 Cuttack Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1834, Cuttack HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2131) — front

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Date

1834

Description

Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Private

Same office

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-2131 is a Cuttack pre stamp cover of 1834 bearing the Cuttack HG 2 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 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Private

1 image of COV-2131 is recorded (front); the Cuttack HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.

Questions about COV-2131

What is COV-2131?: COV-2131 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuttack, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Cuttack HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cuttack (bengal), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cuttack HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cuttack HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-2131?: Private
When was COV-2131 posted?: COV-2131 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Cuttack HG 2 (1821–1837).

About this record

This 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuttack HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.