Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private
Description
1815 Rungpore Intaglio
Provenance
Private
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rungpore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rungpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rungpore pre stamp cover
COV-2122 is a Rungpore pre stamp cover bearing the Rungpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rungpore postal history — the office known today as Rangpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1815 Rungpore Intaglio
Private
1 image of COV-2122 is recorded (front); the Rungpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1827.
Questions about COV-2122
- What is COV-2122?
- COV-2122 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rungpore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Rungpore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1815 Rungpore Intaglio
- How scarce is the Rungpore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rungpore HG 1 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1827.
- What is the provenance of COV-2122?
- Private
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rungpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.