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COV-1346

1850 Gurbettah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Gurbettah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1346)
Pre-stamp cover of India — Gurbettah HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1346)

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Date

1850

Description

1850 GURBETTAH Bearing (West Bengal) unrecorded by Giles, on cover to Calcutta

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About this Gurbettah pre stamp cover

COV-1346 is a Gurbettah pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Gurbettah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gurbettah postal history — the office known today as Garbeta, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1850 GURBETTAH Bearing (West Bengal) unrecorded by Giles, on cover to Calcutta

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 22.

2 images of COV-1346 are recorded; the Gurbettah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.

Questions about COV-1346

What is COV-1346?
COV-1346 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gurbettah, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Gurbettah HG 1 handstamp in black. 1850 GURBETTAH Bearing (West Bengal) unrecorded by Giles, on cover to Calcutta
How scarce is the Gurbettah HG 1 mark on this cover?
The census grades Gurbettah HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
What is the provenance of COV-1346?
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 22.
When was COV-1346 posted?
COV-1346 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Gurbettah HG 1 (1850).

About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gurbettah 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, 8, lot 22.