COV-31 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Deenajpoor, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Deenajpoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Clear strike on cover from Deenajpoor. POST PAID framed handstamp. Fine.

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

The census grades Deenajpoor HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1835.

COV-31

Deenajpoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Deenajpoor HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-31) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Deenajpoor HG 1, back (COV-31) — back

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Description

Clear strike on cover from Deenajpoor. POST PAID framed handstamp. Fine.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9054, Lot 10029, — Magnolia Collection Part 7

Provenance

•2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10029, Realized $325— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)

About this Deenajpoor pre stamp cover

COV-31 is a Deenajpoor pre stamp cover bearing the Deenajpoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Deenajpoor postal history — the office known today as Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Clear strike on cover from Deenajpoor. POST PAID framed handstamp. Fine.

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10029.

2 images of COV-31 are recorded (front, back); the Deenajpoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1835.

Questions about COV-31

What is COV-31?: COV-31 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Deenajpoor, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Deenajpoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Clear strike on cover from Deenajpoor. POST PAID framed handstamp. Fine.
How scarce is the Deenajpoor HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Deenajpoor HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1835.
What is the provenance of COV-31?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10029.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Deenajpoor HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10029. Recorded prices realized: $325, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).