COV-1443 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 14 December 1826, bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp in black. 1826 DINAPORE POST PAID HG 2 on folded letter to Calcutta with unframed PM and CALCUTTA HG G8

How scarce is the Dinapore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dinapore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1837.

When was COV-1443 posted?

COV-1443 is dated 14 December 1826, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 2 (1824–1837).

COV-1443

14 December 1826 Dinapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 14 December 1826, Dinapore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1443)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 2, scan 2 (COV-1443)

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Date

14 December 1826

Description

1826 DINAPORE POST PAID HG 2 on folded letter to Calcutta with unframed PM and CALCUTTA HG G8

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 32

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dinapore

8 marks

8 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.

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About this Dinapore pre stamp cover

COV-1443 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 14 December 1826 bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Dinapore postal history — the office known today as Danapur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1826 DINAPORE POST PAID HG 2 on folded letter to Calcutta with unframed PM and CALCUTTA HG G8

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 32.

2 images of COV-1443 are recorded; the Dinapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.

Questions about COV-1443

What is COV-1443?: COV-1443 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 14 December 1826, bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp in black. 1826 DINAPORE POST PAID HG 2 on folded letter to Calcutta with unframed PM and CALCUTTA HG G8
How scarce is the Dinapore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dinapore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-1443?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 32.
When was COV-1443 posted?: COV-1443 is dated 14 December 1826, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 2 (1824–1837).

About this record

This 14 December 1826 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 StampBay, 11, lot 32.