COV-1218 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the DumDum HG 4 handstamp in red. 1845 DUM DUM Paid Giles 4 on folded letter to Inverness via Southampton

How scarce is the DumDum HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades DumDum HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.

When was COV-1218 posted?

COV-1218 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 4 (1841–1854).

COV-1218

1845 DumDum Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1845, DumDum HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-1218)

Pre-stamp cover of India — DumDum HG 4, scan 2 (COV-1218)

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Date

1845

Description

1845 DUM DUM Paid Giles 4 on folded letter to Inverness via Southampton

Auction

StampBay

5, Lot 16

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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-1218 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the DumDum HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1845 DUM DUM Paid Giles 4 on folded letter to Inverness via Southampton

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 16.

2 images of COV-1218 are recorded; the DumDum HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.

Questions about COV-1218

What is COV-1218?: COV-1218 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the DumDum HG 4 handstamp in red. 1845 DUM DUM Paid Giles 4 on folded letter to Inverness via Southampton
How scarce is the DumDum HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades DumDum HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1218?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 16.
When was COV-1218 posted?: COV-1218 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 4 (1841–1854).

About this record

This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 16.