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

The census grades Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.

When was COV-5638 posted?

COV-5638 is dated 1 January 1837, within the recorded period of use of Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 (1837).

COV-5638

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-5638)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hazaribagh HG Add. 1, scan 2 (COV-5638)

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Date

1 January 1837

Description

India, Hazaribagh, 1837, "HAZAREEBAUGH/Pt Pd/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles Add. 1 -- Unrecorded). Clear and mostly complete strike with manuscript "1 January 1837" date and "4a" rate added on back of folded letter to Patna, Very Fine, this marking was unrecorded by Giles and is the only recorded example listed in the Giles census (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026), Lot 349, (2026)

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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-5638 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026) lot 349 (2026).

2 images of COV-5638 are recorded; the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1837.

Questions about COV-5638

What is COV-5638?: COV-5638 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hazaribagh, Bengal Presidency of 1 January 1837, bearing the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 handstamp in black. India, Hazaribagh, 1837, "HAZAREEBAUGH/Pt Pd/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles Add. 1 -- Unrecorded). Clear and mostly complete strike with manuscript "1 January 1837" date and "4a" rate added on back of folded letter to Patna, Very Fine, this marking was unrecorded by Giles and is the only recorded example listed in the Giles census (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
How scarce is the Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hazaribagh HG Add. 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.
What is the provenance of COV-5638?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026) lot 349 (2026).
When was COV-5638 posted?: COV-5638 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 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026), lot 349, (2026).