COV-2257
11 January 1826 Dinapore Cover
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Date
11 January 1826
Description
PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 496, (4th Sep 2024)
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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-2257 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 11 January 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?
PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 496 (4th Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-2257 is recorded (front); the Dinapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-2257
- What is COV-2257?
- COV-2257 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 11 January 1826, bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp in black. PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
- 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-2257?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 496 (4th Sep 2024).
- When was COV-2257 posted?
- COV-2257 is dated 11 January 1826, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 11 January 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, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 496, (4th Sep 2024).