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Date
1851
Description
1851 GOWAHUTTY FREE oval Unrecorded and alongside GOWAHUTTY Paid Giles 3 on folded letter to Nowgong, Assam
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Gowahaty
5 marks5 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.
About this Gowahaty pre stamp cover
COV-1446 is a Gowahaty pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Gowahaty HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Gowahaty postal history — the office known today as Guwahati, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1851 GOWAHUTTY FREE oval Unrecorded and alongside GOWAHUTTY Paid Giles 3 on folded letter to Nowgong, Assam
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 34; and eBay.
4 images of COV-1446 are recorded (front); the Gowahaty HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1854.
Questions about COV-1446
- What is COV-1446?
- COV-1446 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gowahaty, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Gowahaty HG 3 handstamp in red. 1851 GOWAHUTTY FREE oval Unrecorded and alongside GOWAHUTTY Paid Giles 3 on folded letter to Nowgong, Assam
- How scarce is the Gowahaty HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gowahaty HG 3 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-1446?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 34; and eBay.
- When was COV-1446 posted?
- COV-1446 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Gowahaty HG 3 (1839–1854).
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gowahaty HG 3 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 StampBay, 11, lot 34; eBay.