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Date
1828
Description
1828 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from RAJEMAHAL with a beautiful intaglio octagonal seal of the sender to Maloonsaheb, Lt. Nabab, Governor of BIHAR. In Urdu, vernacular Indian language the year written in Hijary as 1244 equivalent to 1828 English year. The weight of the letter 1.28 Sicca is also mentioned. Postage prepaid by the sender
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rajemahal
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajemahal are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rajemahal pre stamp cover
COV-771 is a Rajemahal pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Rajemahal HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rajemahal postal history — the office known today as Rajmahal, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1828 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from RAJEMAHAL with a beautiful intaglio octagonal seal of the sender to Maloonsaheb, Lt. Nabab, Governor of BIHAR. In Urdu, vernacular Indian language the year written in Hijary as 1244 equivalent to 1828 English year. The weight of the letter 1.28 Sicca is also mentioned. Postage prepaid by the sender
1 image of COV-771 is recorded; the Rajemahal HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1776–1837.
Questions about COV-771
- What is COV-771?
- COV-771 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajemahal, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Rajemahal HG 1 handstamp in black. 1828 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from RAJEMAHAL with a beautiful intaglio octagonal seal of the sender to Maloonsaheb, Lt. Nabab, Governor of BIHAR. In Urdu, vernacular Indian language the year written in Hijary as 1244 equivalent to 1828 English year. The weight of the letter 1.28 Sicca is also mentioned. Postage prepaid by the sender
- How scarce is the Rajemahal HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajemahal HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1776–1837.
- When was COV-771 posted?
- COV-771 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Rajemahal HG 1 (1776–1837).
About this record
This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajemahal HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.