COV-5613 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Debrooghur, Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Debrooghur HG 1 handstamp in red.

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

The census grades Debrooghur HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.

When was COV-5613 posted?

COV-5613 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Debrooghur HG 1 (1843).

COV-5613

1855 Debrooghur Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Debrooghur HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-5613) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Debrooghur HG 1, back (COV-5613) — back

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Date

1855

About this Debrooghur pre stamp cover

COV-5613 is a Debrooghur pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Debrooghur HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Debrooghur postal history — the office known today as Dibrugarh, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

2 images of COV-5613 are recorded (front, back); the Debrooghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1843.

Questions about COV-5613

What is COV-5613?: COV-5613 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Debrooghur, Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Debrooghur HG 1 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Debrooghur HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Debrooghur HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.
When was COV-5613 posted?: COV-5613 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Debrooghur HG 1 (1843).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Debrooghur HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.