COV-1461 is a recorded pre stamp cover of New Anchorage, Bengal Presidency of 1829, bearing the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp in black. 1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

How scarce is the New Anchorage HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades New Anchorage HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1829.

When was COV-1461 posted?

COV-1461 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of New Anchorage HG 1 (1823–1829).

COV-1461

1829 New Anchorage Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1829, New Anchorage HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1461)

Pre-stamp cover of India — New Anchorage HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1461)

Pre-stamp cover of India — New Anchorage HG 1, front (COV-1461) — front

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Date

1829

Description

1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

Auction

Argyll Etkin

(2018)

StampBay

11, Lot 47

Provenance

Private

About this New Anchorage pre stamp cover

COV-1461 is a New Anchorage pre stamp cover of 1829 bearing the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of New Anchorage postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin (2018); and StampBay 11 lot 47.

3 images of COV-1461 are recorded (front); the New Anchorage HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1829.

Questions about COV-1461

What is COV-1461?: COV-1461 is a recorded pre stamp cover of New Anchorage, Bengal Presidency of 1829, bearing the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp in black. 1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded
How scarce is the New Anchorage HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades New Anchorage HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1829.
What is the provenance of COV-1461?: Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin (2018); and StampBay 11 lot 47.
When was COV-1461 posted?: COV-1461 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of New Anchorage HG 1 (1823–1829).

About this record

This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, (2018); StampBay, 11, lot 47.