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Date
1855
Description
Cover of 1855 March : stamp used : 1854 ½ a Die III D stone (finely redrawn chignon)
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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 4handstampRed1837–1854
- Dinapore HG 6handstampRed1837–1851
- Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
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About this Dinapore pre stamp cover
COV-5222 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 1855 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?
Cover of 1855 March : stamp used : 1854 ½ a Die III D stone (finely redrawn chignon)
1 image of COV-5222 is recorded (front); the Dinapore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-40.
Questions about COV-5222
- What is COV-5222?
- COV-5222 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Dinapore HG 5 handstamp in black. Cover of 1855 March : stamp used : 1854 ½ a Die III D stone (finely redrawn chignon)
- 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 1838-40.
- When was COV-5222 posted?
- COV-5222 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 5 (1838-40).
About this record
This 1855 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.