COV-2510 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 21 May 1826, bearing the DumDum HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dumdum (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 May 1826. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the DumDum HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades DumDum HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1836.

When was COV-2510 posted?

COV-2510 is dated 21 May 1826, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 1 (1825–1836).

COV-2510

21 May 1826 DumDum HG 1 Cover

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21 May 1826 DumDum HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2510 — front

DumDum HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2510) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

21 May 1826

Description

Postal cover from dumdum (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 May 1826. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at DumDum

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of DumDum 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 DumDum pre stamp cover

COV-2510 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of 21 May 1826 bearing the DumDum HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from dumdum (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 May 1826. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-2510 are recorded (front, back); the DumDum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1836.

Questions about COV-2510

What is COV-2510?: COV-2510 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 21 May 1826, bearing the DumDum HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dumdum (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 21 May 1826. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the DumDum HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades DumDum HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1836.
What is the provenance of COV-2510?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2510 posted?: COV-2510 is dated 21 May 1826, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 1 (1825–1836).

About this record

This 21 May 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 1 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 Private.