Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
12 January 1827
Description
1827 : H.G. 1: Letter from RUNGPORE [12 Jan.] to CALCUTTA [18 Jan.] The rate of 6 as. for single letter vide the rates published in 1808 for the journey was changed and recorded in manuscript in the right hand lower square space of the stamp.At the time of the East India Company's acquiring financial administration of BENGAL, RUNGPORE was an out post of some importance because of the constant aggression of armed bands of dacoits operating from the bordering areas of ASSAM, BHUTAN & NEPAL. This continued until 1789 when the Collector carried out a successful series of expeditions which culminated in bringing some 550 dacoits to trial. Thereafter Rungpore continued uneventfully, as the administrative headquarters with the establishment of Zamindars in direct contact with the Government for the revenue and the Post Office continued to function throughout the remainder of the period of control of the East India Company.
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Derek Hammond Giles
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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-770 is a Rungpore pre stamp cover of 12 January 1827 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?
1827 : H.G. 1: Letter from RUNGPORE [12 Jan.] to CALCUTTA [18 Jan.] The rate of 6 as. for single letter vide the rates published in 1808 for the journey was changed and recorded in manuscript in the right hand lower square space of the stamp.At the time of the East India Company's acquiring financial administration of BENGAL, RUNGPORE was an out post of some importance because of the constant aggression of armed bands of dacoits operating from the bordering areas of ASSAM, BHUTAN & NEPAL. This continued until 1789 when the Collector carried out a successful series of expeditions which culminated in bringing some 550 dacoits to trial. Thereafter Rungpore continued uneventfully, as the administrative headquarters with the establishment of Zamindars in direct contact with the Government for the revenue and the Post Office continued to function throughout the remainder of the period of control of the East India Company.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 143 (Oct. 2000).
1 image of COV-770 is recorded; the Rungpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1827.
Questions about COV-770
- What is COV-770?
- COV-770 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rungpore, Bengal Presidency of 12 January 1827, bearing the Rungpore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1827 : H.G. 1: Letter from RUNGPORE [12 Jan.] to CALCUTTA [18 Jan.] The rate of 6 as. for single letter vide the rates published in 1808 for the journey was changed and recorded in manuscript in the right hand lower square space of the stamp.At the time of the East India Company's acquiring financial administration of BENGAL, RUNGPORE was an out post of some importance because of the constant aggression of armed bands of dacoits operating from the bordering areas of ASSAM, BHUTAN & NEPAL. This continued until 1789 when the Collector carried out a successful series of expeditions which culminated in bringing some 550 dacoits to trial. Thereafter Rungpore continued uneventfully, as the administrative headquarters with the establishment of Zamindars in direct contact with the Government for the revenue and the Post Office continued to function throughout the remainder of the period of control of the East India Company.
- 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-770?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 143 (Oct. 2000).
- When was COV-770 posted?
- COV-770 is dated 12 January 1827, within the recorded period of use of Rungpore HG 1 (1815–1827).
About this record
This 12 January 1827 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. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 143, (Oct. 2000).