COV-1639 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Dinapore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Dinapore HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dinapore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1851.

COV-1639

Dinapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-1639) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 6, back (COV-1639) — back

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Description

Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

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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-1639 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover bearing the Dinapore HG 6 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?

Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.

2 images of COV-1639 are recorded (front, back); the Dinapore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1851.

Questions about COV-1639

What is COV-1639?: COV-1639 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Dinapore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dinapore HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dinapore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-1639?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.