How scarce is the Patna HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Patna HG 7 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1829.

When was COV-2678 posted?

COV-2678 is dated 2 September 1824, within the recorded period of use of Patna HG 7 (1824–1829).

COV-2678

2 September 1824 Patna HG 7 Cover

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2 September 1824 Patna HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-2678 — front

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Date

2 September 1824

Description

Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 September 1824. Note: Half Post Paid – 1 example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Patna

18 marks

18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Patna 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 Patna pre stamp cover

COV-2678 is a Patna pre stamp cover of 2 September 1824 bearing the Patna HG 7 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Patna postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 September 1824. Note: Half Post Paid – 1 example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2678 is recorded (front); the Patna HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1829.

Questions about COV-2678

What is COV-2678?: COV-2678 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Patna, Bengal Presidency of 2 September 1824, bearing the Patna HG 7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from patna (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 September 1824. Note: Half Post Paid – 1 example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Patna HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Patna HG 7 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1829.
When was COV-2678 posted?: COV-2678 is dated 2 September 1824, within the recorded period of use of Patna HG 7 (1824–1829).

About this record

This 2 September 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.