COV-2736 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of February 1850, bearing the Dinapore HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Dinapore HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dinapore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1840.

When was COV-2736 posted?

COV-2736 is dated February 1850, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 5 (1838–1840).

COV-2736

February 1850 Dinapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — February 1850, Dinapore HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-2736) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 5, back (COV-2736) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Akshay Suresh

Date

February 1850

Description

Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

AGANJAM COLLECTION

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dinapore

8 marks

8 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.

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About this Dinapore pre stamp cover

COV-2736 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of February 1850 bearing the Dinapore HG 5 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?

Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

AGANJAM COLLECTION

2 images of COV-2736 are recorded (front, back); the Dinapore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1840.

Questions about COV-2736

What is COV-2736?: COV-2736 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of February 1850, bearing the Dinapore HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dinapore HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dinapore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1840.
What is the provenance of COV-2736?: AGANJAM COLLECTION
When was COV-2736 posted?: COV-2736 is dated February 1850, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 5 (1838–1840).

About this record

This February 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.