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Date
1828
Description
Rajernahal: 1828 and 1832 entire letters showing, on reverse, good to fine strikes of the negative seal types "Bearg./Rajemahal/Post" (HG 2) and "Post,/Rajemahai,/Paid" (HG 1) respectively; the former somewhat defective and fragile, the latter fine and c1ean. Rare
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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-1877 is a Rajemahal pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Rajemahal HG 2 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?
Rajernahal: 1828 and 1832 entire letters showing, on reverse, good to fine strikes of the negative seal types "Bearg./Rajemahal/Post" (HG 2) and "Post,/Rajemahai,/Paid" (HG 1) respectively; the former somewhat defective and fragile, the latter fine and c1ean. Rare
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 142.
1 image of COV-1877 is recorded; the Rajemahal HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1828.
Questions about COV-1877
- What is COV-1877?
- COV-1877 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajemahal, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Rajemahal HG 2 handstamp in black. Rajernahal: 1828 and 1832 entire letters showing, on reverse, good to fine strikes of the negative seal types "Bearg./Rajemahal/Post" (HG 2) and "Post,/Rajemahai,/Paid" (HG 1) respectively; the former somewhat defective and fragile, the latter fine and c1ean. Rare
- How scarce is the Rajemahal HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajemahal HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828.
- What is the provenance of COV-1877?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 142.
- When was COV-1877 posted?
- COV-1877 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Rajemahal HG 2 (1828).
About this record
This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajemahal HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 142.