COV-745
17 November 1824 Dinapore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
17 November 1824
Description
1824: H.G.2: Letter from DINAPORE [17 Nov.] to CALCUTTA [23 Nov.]. Inland Postage Prepaid 7 as.DINAPORE was a important military station, with a large cantonment. The 1857 uprising in the PATNA Division started at DINAPORE with 3 sepoy regiments breaking out in open revolt. This handstamp: Oval shape in Black colour shows DINAPORE on top side and Post Paid at bottom side. In blank space between the inner oval, for year, 18 is shown, was used during 1824-1837.
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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-745 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 17 November 1824 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?
1824: H.G.2: Letter from DINAPORE [17 Nov.] to CALCUTTA [23 Nov.]. Inland Postage Prepaid 7 as.DINAPORE was a important military station, with a large cantonment. The 1857 uprising in the PATNA Division started at DINAPORE with 3 sepoy regiments breaking out in open revolt. This handstamp: Oval shape in Black colour shows DINAPORE on top side and Post Paid at bottom side. In blank space between the inner oval, for year, 18 is shown, was used during 1824-1837.
1 image of COV-745 is recorded; the Dinapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-745
- What is COV-745?
- COV-745 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 17 November 1824, bearing the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp in black. 1824: H.G.2: Letter from DINAPORE [17 Nov.] to CALCUTTA [23 Nov.]. Inland Postage Prepaid 7 as.DINAPORE was a important military station, with a large cantonment. The 1857 uprising in the PATNA Division started at DINAPORE with 3 sepoy regiments breaking out in open revolt. This handstamp: Oval shape in Black colour shows DINAPORE on top side and Post Paid at bottom side. In blank space between the inner oval, for year, 18 is shown, was used during 1824-1837.
- 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-745 posted?
- COV-745 is dated 17 November 1824, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 17 November 1824 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.