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-752 posted?

COV-752 is dated 1797, within the recorded period of use of Midnapore HG 1 (1797–1799).

COV-752

1797 Midnapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1797, Midnapore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-752)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1797

Description

1799 : H.G. 1 : Letter from MIDNAPOOR [6 April] to MOORSHIDABAD traveled via TOOMLUK, ODOBERIA and BEHARAMPUR covering 122 miles. The then Governor General was Lord Wellesley and the PMG was C.W. BLUNT.This handstamp: MIDNAPOOR in single line of varying size letters, as carved out cancellation, in Black used during 1797 to 1799. Probably the latest used cover. A very rare handstamp.

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Other recorded marks at Midnapore

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Midnapore 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 Midnapore pre stamp cover

COV-752 is a Midnapore pre stamp cover of 1797 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?

1 image of COV-752 is recorded; the Midnapore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1797–1799.

Questions about COV-752

What is COV-752?: COV-752 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Midnapore, Bengal Presidency of 1797, bearing the Midnapore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1799 : H.G. 1 : Letter from MIDNAPOOR [6 April] to MOORSHIDABAD traveled via TOOMLUK, ODOBERIA and BEHARAMPUR covering 122 miles. The then Governor General was Lord Wellesley and the PMG was C.W. BLUNT.This handstamp: MIDNAPOOR in single line of varying size letters, as carved out cancellation, in Black used during 1797 to 1799. Probably the latest used cover. A very rare handstamp.
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-752 posted?: COV-752 is dated 1797, within the recorded period of use of Midnapore HG 1 (1797–1799).

About this record

This 1797 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.