COV-4279 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jungpore, Bengal Presidency of 29 October 1854, bearing the Jungpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from jungpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 October 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Jungpore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Jungpore HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-4279 posted?

COV-4279 is dated 29 October 1854, within the recorded period of use of Jungpore HG 1 (1854).

COV-4279

29 October 1854 Jungpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 29 October 1854, Jungpore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4279) — front

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Date

29 October 1854

Description

Postal cover from jungpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 October 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Jungpore pre stamp cover

COV-4279 is a Jungpore pre stamp cover of 29 October 1854 bearing the Jungpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Jungpore postal history — the office known today as Jangipur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from jungpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 October 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4279 is recorded (front); the Jungpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-4279

What is COV-4279?: COV-4279 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jungpore, Bengal Presidency of 29 October 1854, bearing the Jungpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from jungpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 October 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Jungpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Jungpore HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
When was COV-4279 posted?: COV-4279 is dated 29 October 1854, within the recorded period of use of Jungpore HG 1 (1854).

About this record

This 29 October 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jungpore 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.