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Date
1837
Description
India Early Letters and Handstamps The Overland Route 1837-39 entire letters (4) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen; the first (5.12.37) from Camp Arrah sent on the last sailing on which Steam Postage could be prepaid, the second (7.6.38) from Agra carried on the aborted voyage of the Semiramis, the third (24.8.38) from Agra sent by the Berenice, and the fourth from Kurnaul per French Packet; the first two with oval-framed "india" in black, the last three disinfected in Malta, and with various other markings; all four with recipients notations on face and with one mentioning a "gallant" attempt by the Semiramis. A fine and rare group
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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 2handstampBlack1824–1837
- Dinapore HG 3handstampBlack1836
- Dinapore HG 5handstampBlack1838–1840
- Dinapore HG 6handstampRed1837–1851
- Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
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About this Dinapore pre stamp cover
COV-1900 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Dinapore HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Dinapore postal history — the office known today as Danapur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India Early Letters and Handstamps The Overland Route 1837-39 entire letters (4) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen; the first (5.12.37) from Camp Arrah sent on the last sailing on which Steam Postage could be prepaid, the second (7.6.38) from Agra carried on the aborted voyage of the Semiramis, the third (24.8.38) from Agra sent by the Berenice, and the fourth from Kurnaul per French Packet; the first two with oval-framed "india" in black, the last three disinfected in Malta, and with various other markings; all four with recipients notations on face and with one mentioning a "gallant" attempt by the Semiramis. A fine and rare group
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia lot 518.
1 image of COV-1900 is recorded; the Dinapore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1855.
Questions about COV-1900
- What is COV-1900?
- COV-1900 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Dinapore HG 4 handstamp in red. India Early Letters and Handstamps The Overland Route 1837-39 entire letters (4) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen; the first (5.12.37) from Camp Arrah sent on the last sailing on which Steam Postage could be prepaid, the second (7.6.38) from Agra carried on the aborted voyage of the Semiramis, the third (24.8.38) from Agra sent by the Berenice, and the fourth from Kurnaul per French Packet; the first two with oval-framed "india" in black, the last three disinfected in Malta, and with various other markings; all four with recipients notations on face and with one mentioning a "gallant" attempt by the Semiramis. A fine and rare group
- How scarce is the Dinapore HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dinapore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-1900?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia lot 518.
- When was COV-1900 posted?
- COV-1900 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 4 (1837–1855).
About this record
This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia, lot 518.