COV-4259 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Keerpoy, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Keerpoy HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from keerpoy (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Keerpoy HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834.

When was COV-4259 posted?

COV-4259 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Keerpoy HG 1 (1834).

COV-4259

1834 Keerpoy Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1834, Keerpoy HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4259) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Keerpoy HG 1, back (COV-4259) — back

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Date

1834

Description

Postal cover from keerpoy (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Keerpoy pre stamp cover

COV-4259 is a Keerpoy pre stamp cover of 1834 bearing the Keerpoy HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Keerpoy postal history — the office known today as Khirpai, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from keerpoy (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4259 are recorded (front, back); the Keerpoy HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1834.

Questions about COV-4259

What is COV-4259?: COV-4259 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Keerpoy, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Keerpoy HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from keerpoy (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Keerpoy HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Keerpoy HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834.
When was COV-4259 posted?: COV-4259 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Keerpoy HG 1 (1834).

About this record

This 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Keerpoy 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.