COV-3544 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Midnapore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Midnapore HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Midnapore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1840.

COV-3544

Midnapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Midnapore HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3544) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Midnapore HG 3, back (COV-3544) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Midnapore HG 3, front (COV-3544) — front

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Description

Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Midnapore

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About this Midnapore pre stamp cover

COV-3544 is a Midnapore pre stamp cover bearing the Midnapore HG 3 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 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay NobleSpirit.

3 images of COV-3544 are recorded (front, back); the Midnapore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1840.

Questions about COV-3544

What is COV-3544?: COV-3544 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Midnapore HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from midnapore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Midnapore HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Midnapore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1840.
What is the provenance of COV-3544?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay NobleSpirit.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Midnapore HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay, NobleSpirit.