COV-1277 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gotmal, Bengal Presidency of 1849, bearing the Gotmal HG 1 handstamp in red. 1849 GOTMAL? Paid (unrecorded by Giles) on cover to Calcutta with boxed AM

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

The census grades Gotmal HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.

When was COV-1277 posted?

COV-1277 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Gotmal HG 1 (1849).

COV-1277

1849 Gotmal Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Gotmal HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1277)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Gotmal HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1277)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of StampBay Auctions

Date

1849

Description

1849 GOTMAL? Paid (unrecorded by Giles) on cover to Calcutta with boxed AM

Auction

StampBay

7, Lot 28

About this Gotmal pre stamp cover

COV-1277 is a Gotmal pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Gotmal HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Gotmal postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1849 GOTMAL? Paid (unrecorded by Giles) on cover to Calcutta with boxed AM

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 28.

2 images of COV-1277 are recorded; the Gotmal HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1849.

Questions about COV-1277

What is COV-1277?: COV-1277 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gotmal, Bengal Presidency of 1849, bearing the Gotmal HG 1 handstamp in red. 1849 GOTMAL? Paid (unrecorded by Giles) on cover to Calcutta with boxed AM
How scarce is the Gotmal HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Gotmal HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.
What is the provenance of COV-1277?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 28.
When was COV-1277 posted?: COV-1277 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Gotmal HG 1 (1849).

About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gotmal HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 28.