COV-2245
26 October 1826 Dinapore Cover
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Date
26 October 1826
Description
BALANCE OF STAMPLESS MAIL - INTERNAL MAIL WITH VARIED OVAL "PAID"/BOXED "Bearing" TYPES; 1822-71 covers inc. 1822/35 quartet with mainly fine oval "POST PAID" types of Dinapore (interesting EL ref. march, elephants, etc. ex "Camp Puckra"), Calcutta (2 sizes) & Madras (red), plus group of 1842-71 covers with boxed "Bearing" types of Bombay, (2 sizes), "GUJRANWALA" (3 June 1852 in blue - only recorded in this colour by H Giles for May 1852), 1840 EL ex Calcutta to US Ship with oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" arrival, etc. (13 covers)
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1008, (13th May 2025)
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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
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About this Dinapore pre stamp cover
COV-2245 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 26 October 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?
BALANCE OF STAMPLESS MAIL - INTERNAL MAIL WITH VARIED OVAL "PAID"/BOXED "Bearing" TYPES; 1822-71 covers inc. 1822/35 quartet with mainly fine oval "POST PAID" types of Dinapore (interesting EL ref. march, elephants, etc. ex "Camp Puckra"), Calcutta (2 sizes) & Madras (red), plus group of 1842-71 covers with boxed "Bearing" types of Bombay, (2 sizes), "GUJRANWALA" (3 June 1852 in blue - only recorded in this colour by H Giles for May 1852), 1840 EL ex Calcutta to US Ship with oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" arrival, etc. (13 covers)
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1008 (13th May 2025).
1 image of COV-2245 is recorded (front); the Dinapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-2245
- What is COV-2245?
- COV-2245 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 26 October 1826, bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp in black. BALANCE OF STAMPLESS MAIL - INTERNAL MAIL WITH VARIED OVAL "PAID"/BOXED "Bearing" TYPES; 1822-71 covers inc. 1822/35 quartet with mainly fine oval "POST PAID" types of Dinapore (interesting EL ref. march, elephants, etc. ex "Camp Puckra"), Calcutta (2 sizes) & Madras (red), plus group of 1842-71 covers with boxed "Bearing" types of Bombay, (2 sizes), "GUJRANWALA" (3 June 1852 in blue - only recorded in this colour by H Giles for May 1852), 1840 EL ex Calcutta to US Ship with oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" arrival, etc. (13 covers)
- 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-2245?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1008 (13th May 2025).
- When was COV-2245 posted?
- COV-2245 is dated 26 October 1826, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 26 October 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1008, (13th May 2025).