COV-3941 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 31 August 1846, bearing the DumDum HG 7 handstamp in red. India 1846 rare Soldiers pre-stamp cover from DumDum (Giles #7) Bengal to Inverness w/ partial "N" and "A" missing from INDIA cachet

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

The census grades DumDum HG 7 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1848.

When was COV-3941 posted?

COV-3941 is dated 31 August 1846, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 7 (1842–1848).

COV-3941

31 August 1846 DumDum Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 31 August 1846, DumDum HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-3941)

Pre-stamp cover of India — DumDum HG 7, scan 2 (COV-3941)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

31 August 1846

Description

India 1846 rare Soldiers pre-stamp cover from DumDum (Giles #7) Bengal to Inverness w/ partial "N" and "A" missing from INDIA cachet

Auction

Sephils

80, Lot 0098, (2024)

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Other recorded marks at DumDum

7 marks

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About this DumDum pre stamp cover

COV-3941 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of 31 August 1846 bearing the DumDum HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1846 rare Soldiers pre-stamp cover from DumDum (Giles #7) Bengal to Inverness w/ partial "N" and "A" missing from INDIA cachet

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 80 lot 0098 (2024).

2 images of COV-3941 are recorded; the DumDum HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1848.

Questions about COV-3941

What is COV-3941?: COV-3941 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 31 August 1846, bearing the DumDum HG 7 handstamp in red. India 1846 rare Soldiers pre-stamp cover from DumDum (Giles #7) Bengal to Inverness w/ partial "N" and "A" missing from INDIA cachet
How scarce is the DumDum HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades DumDum HG 7 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1848.
What is the provenance of COV-3941?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 80 lot 0098 (2024).
When was COV-3941 posted?: COV-3941 is dated 31 August 1846, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 7 (1842–1848).

About this record

This 31 August 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 80, lot 0098, (2024).