COV-1343 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Dinapore HG 7 handstamp in red. 1845 DINAPORE FREE HG 7 on cover to Calcutta with Free in manuscript. Contents included

How scarce is the Dinapore HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dinapore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1851.

When was COV-1343 posted?

COV-1343 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 7 (1840–1851).

COV-1343

1845 Dinapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1845, Dinapore HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 2 (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 3 (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 4 (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 5 (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 6 (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 7 (COV-1343)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dinapore HG 7, scan 8 (COV-1343)

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Date

1845

Description

1845 DINAPORE FREE HG 7 on cover to Calcutta with Free in manuscript. Contents included

Auction

StampBay

8, Lot 19

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-1343 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Dinapore HG 7 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?

1845 DINAPORE FREE HG 7 on cover to Calcutta with Free in manuscript. Contents included

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 19.

8 images of COV-1343 are recorded; the Dinapore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1851.

Questions about COV-1343

What is COV-1343?: COV-1343 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Dinapore HG 7 handstamp in red. 1845 DINAPORE FREE HG 7 on cover to Calcutta with Free in manuscript. Contents included
How scarce is the Dinapore HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dinapore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-1343?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 19.
When was COV-1343 posted?: COV-1343 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 7 (1840–1851).

About this record

This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 19.