COV-1273 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ferreedpore, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Ferreedpore HG 2 handstamp in black. 1854 FUREEDPORE Bearing as HG 2 but different spelling on cover to Calcutta, from Maharani Swarnamayee correspondence

How scarce is the Ferreedpore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ferreedpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-1273 posted?

COV-1273 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Ferreedpore HG 2 (1854).

COV-1273

1854 Ferreedpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Ferreedpore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1273)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Ferreedpore HG 2, scan 2 (COV-1273)

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Date

1854

Description

1854 FUREEDPORE Bearing as HG 2 but different spelling on cover to Calcutta, from Maharani Swarnamayee correspondence

Auction

StampBay

7, Lot 24

Same office

Other recorded marks at Ferreedpore

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ferreedpore 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 Ferreedpore pre stamp cover

COV-1273 is a Ferreedpore pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Ferreedpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ferreedpore postal history — the office known today as Faridpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1854 FUREEDPORE Bearing as HG 2 but different spelling on cover to Calcutta, from Maharani Swarnamayee correspondence

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 24.

2 images of COV-1273 are recorded; the Ferreedpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-1273

What is COV-1273?: COV-1273 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ferreedpore, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Ferreedpore HG 2 handstamp in black. 1854 FUREEDPORE Bearing as HG 2 but different spelling on cover to Calcutta, from Maharani Swarnamayee correspondence
How scarce is the Ferreedpore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ferreedpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1273?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 24.
When was COV-1273 posted?: COV-1273 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Ferreedpore HG 2 (1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ferreedpore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 24.