COV-1010
5 July 1837 Dinapore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
5 July 1837
Description
India, Dinapore, 1837, "DINAPORE POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Wonderfully bold strike with manuscript "5 July (18)37" date and "8a" rate added on back of folded letter to Saugor, cover with few minor insect holes, Very Fine strike, scarce this choice
Auction
Lot 10039, (May 2026)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Dinapore
8 marks8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Dinapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 5 July 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 10039, (May 2026).