COV-1850 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hazaribagh, Bengal Presidency of 1 January 1837, bearing the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from hazaribagh (bengal), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 January 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.

When was COV-1850 posted?

COV-1850 is dated 1 January 1837, within the recorded period of use of Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 (1837).

COV-1850

1 January 1837 Hazaribagh Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 January 1837, Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1850)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hazaribagh HG Add. 1, scan 2 (COV-1850)

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Date

1 January 1837

Description

Postal cover from hazaribagh (bengal), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 January 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Hazaribagh

2 marks

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

COV-1850 is a Hazaribagh pre stamp cover of 1 January 1837 bearing the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Hazaribagh postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from hazaribagh (bengal), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 January 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-1850 are recorded; the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1837.

Questions about COV-1850

What is COV-1850?: COV-1850 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hazaribagh, Bengal Presidency of 1 January 1837, bearing the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from hazaribagh (bengal), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 January 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.
When was COV-1850 posted?: COV-1850 is dated 1 January 1837, within the recorded period of use of Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 (1837).

About this record

This 1 January 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hazaribagh HG Add. 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.