COV-2151
23 March 1833 Dinapore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
23 March 1833
Description
1833 Dinapore – Calcutta inland entire, with Dinapore Giles 2 "DINAPORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "23rd March 1833" & rate "7A" (paid Dinapore–Calcutta single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 MR 25/1833" receipt & "PM" time mark applied. Addressed to the Secretary of College at Fort William, Calcutta.
Provenance
Santosh MS
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.
- Dinapore HG 1handstampBlack—
- Dinapore HG 3handstampBlack1836
- Dinapore HG 4handstampRed1837–1855
- Dinapore HG 5handstampBlack1838–1840
- Dinapore HG 6handstampRed1837–1851
- Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
+2 more at this office.View all Dinapore marks and postal history →
About this Dinapore pre stamp cover
COV-2151 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 23 March 1833 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?
1833 Dinapore – Calcutta inland entire, with Dinapore Giles 2 "DINAPORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "23rd March 1833" & rate "7A" (paid Dinapore–Calcutta single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 MR 25/1833" receipt & "PM" time mark applied. Addressed to the Secretary of College at Fort William, Calcutta.
Santosh MS
1 image of COV-2151 is recorded (front); the Dinapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-2151
- What is COV-2151?
- COV-2151 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 23 March 1833, bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp in black. 1833 Dinapore – Calcutta inland entire, with Dinapore Giles 2 "DINAPORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "23rd March 1833" & rate "7A" (paid Dinapore–Calcutta single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 MR 25/1833" receipt & "PM" time mark applied. Addressed to the Secretary of College at Fort William, Calcutta.
- 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-2151?
- Santosh MS
- When was COV-2151 posted?
- COV-2151 is dated 23 March 1833, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 23 March 1833 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.