COV-2928 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Patna, Bengal Presidency of 2016, bearing the Patna HG 10a handstamp in red. Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 10a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Patna HG 10a mark on this cover?

The census grades Patna HG 10a as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.

COV-2928

Patna Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Patna HG 10a handstruck folded letter (COV-2928) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions

Description

Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 10a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Corinphila Auctions

(2016)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Patna

18 marks

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About this Patna pre stamp cover

COV-2928 is a Patna pre stamp cover of 2016 bearing the Patna HG 10a handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Patna postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 10a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Auctions (2016).

1 image of COV-2928 is recorded (front); the Patna HG 10a mark itself is recorded in use 1832.

Questions about COV-2928

What is COV-2928?: COV-2928 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Patna, Bengal Presidency of 2016, bearing the Patna HG 10a handstamp in red. Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 10a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Patna HG 10a mark on this cover?: The census grades Patna HG 10a as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.
What is the provenance of COV-2928?: Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Auctions (2016).

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 10a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Corinphila Auctions, (2016).