COV-4264 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Deenajpoor, Bengal Presidency of 9 December 1831, bearing the Deenajpoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from deenajpoor (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 December 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

When was COV-4264 posted?

COV-4264 is dated 9 December 1831, within the recorded period of use of Deenajpoor HG 1 (1823–1835).

COV-4264

9 December 1831 Deenajpoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 December 1831, Deenajpoor HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4264) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Deenajpoor HG 1, back (COV-4264) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Deenajpoor HG 1, front (COV-4264) — front

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Date

9 December 1831

Description

Postal cover from deenajpoor (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 December 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Deenajpoor pre stamp cover

COV-4264 is a Deenajpoor pre stamp cover of 9 December 1831 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?

Postal cover from deenajpoor (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 December 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

6 images of COV-4264 are recorded (front, back); the Deenajpoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1835.

Questions about COV-4264

What is COV-4264?: COV-4264 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Deenajpoor, Bengal Presidency of 9 December 1831, bearing the Deenajpoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from deenajpoor (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 December 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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.
When was COV-4264 posted?: COV-4264 is dated 9 December 1831, within the recorded period of use of Deenajpoor HG 1 (1823–1835).

About this record

This 9 December 1831 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.