COV-2694 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Midnapore, Bengal Presidency of 28 March 1799, bearing the Midnapore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 28 March 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Midnapore HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1797–1799.

When was COV-2694 posted?

COV-2694 is dated 28 March 1799, within the recorded period of use of Midnapore HG 1 (1797–1799).

COV-2694

28 March 1799 Midnapore HG 1 Cover

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28 March 1799 Midnapore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2694 — front

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Date

28 March 1799

Description

Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 28 March 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Midnapore

3 marks

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About this Midnapore pre stamp cover

COV-2694 is a Midnapore pre stamp cover of 28 March 1799 bearing the Midnapore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Midnapore postal history — the office known today as Medinipur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 28 March 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2694 is recorded (front); the Midnapore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1797–1799.

Questions about COV-2694

What is COV-2694?: COV-2694 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Midnapore, Bengal Presidency of 28 March 1799, bearing the Midnapore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 28 March 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Midnapore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Midnapore HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1797–1799.
When was COV-2694 posted?: COV-2694 is dated 28 March 1799, within the recorded period of use of Midnapore HG 1 (1797–1799).

About this record

This 28 March 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Midnapore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.