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

The census grades Digra HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.

When was COV-1009 posted?

COV-1009 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Digra HG 1 (1850).

COV-1009

1850 Digra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Digra HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1009) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Digra HG 1, front (COV-1009) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1850

Description

India, Digra, 1850, "DIGRA/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1, 2000 Supplement). Clear strike in faint red with manuscript "12th Novr 50" date and "6 fs" rate added on back of folded letter to Mauritius, red framed "INDIA", framed "AM", and "ship letter" handstamps, Calcutta transit and Mauritius arrival backstamps

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9054, Lot 10038

About this Digra pre stamp cover

COV-1009 is a Digra pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Digra HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Digra postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10038.

2 images of COV-1009 are recorded (front); the Digra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.

Questions about COV-1009

What is COV-1009?: COV-1009 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Digra, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Digra HG 1 handstamp in red. India, Digra, 1850, "DIGRA/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1, 2000 Supplement). Clear strike in faint red with manuscript "12th Novr 50" date and "6 fs" rate added on back of folded letter to Mauritius, red framed "INDIA", framed "AM", and "ship letter" handstamps, Calcutta transit and Mauritius arrival backstamps
How scarce is the Digra HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Digra HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
What is the provenance of COV-1009?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10038.
When was COV-1009 posted?: COV-1009 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Digra HG 1 (1850).

About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Digra HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” 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 10038.