COV-4585 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 16 September 1849, bearing the Dinapore HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 16 September 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Dinapore HG 9 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dinapore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1854.

When was COV-4585 posted?

COV-4585 is dated 16 September 1849, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 9 (1849–1854).

COV-4585

16 September 1849 Dinapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 September 1849, Dinapore HG 9 handstruck folded letter (COV-4585) — front

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Date

16 September 1849

Description

Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 16 September 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Dinapore

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About this Dinapore pre stamp cover

COV-4585 is a Dinapore pre stamp cover of 16 September 1849 bearing the Dinapore HG 9 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 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 16 September 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4585 is recorded (front); the Dinapore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1854.

Questions about COV-4585

What is COV-4585?: COV-4585 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dinapore, Bengal Presidency of 16 September 1849, bearing the Dinapore HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from dinapore (bengal), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 16 September 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dinapore HG 9 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dinapore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1854.
When was COV-4585 posted?: COV-4585 is dated 16 September 1849, within the recorded period of use of Dinapore HG 9 (1849–1854).

About this record

This 16 September 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 9 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.