How scarce is the Gowahaty HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Gowahaty HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830.

When was COV-1072 posted?

COV-1072 is dated 4 August 1830, within the recorded period of use of Gowahaty HG 1A (1830).

COV-1072

4 August 1830 Gowahaty HG 1A Cover

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4 August 1830 Gowahaty HG 1A pre stamp cover — COV-1072 — front

Gowahaty HG 1A pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1072)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

4 August 1830

Description

Gowahaty: 1830 (4 Aug.) entire letter to Aberdeen showing a mainly good strike of the extremely rare oval intaglio "GOWAHATY/POST OFFICE" with date in manuscript (HG 1, one recorded), also showing intaglio rate handstamp, boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" etc. Photo.

Auction

Spink

Lot 93

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Gowahaty

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gowahaty 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 Gowahaty pre stamp cover

COV-1072 is a Gowahaty pre stamp cover of 4 August 1830 bearing the Gowahaty HG 1A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gowahaty postal history — the office known today as Guwahati, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 93.

2 images of COV-1072 are recorded (front); the Gowahaty HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1830.

Questions about COV-1072

What is COV-1072?: COV-1072 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gowahaty, Bengal Presidency of 4 August 1830, bearing the Gowahaty HG 1A handstamp in black. Gowahaty: 1830 (4 Aug.) entire letter to Aberdeen showing a mainly good strike of the extremely rare oval intaglio "GOWAHATY/POST OFFICE" with date in manuscript (HG 1, one recorded), also showing intaglio rate handstamp, boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" etc. Photo.
How scarce is the Gowahaty HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Gowahaty HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830.
What is the provenance of COV-1072?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 93.
When was COV-1072 posted?: COV-1072 is dated 4 August 1830, within the recorded period of use of Gowahaty HG 1A (1830).

About this record

This 4 August 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gowahaty HG 1A 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 Spink, lot 93.