How scarce is the Sheerghotty HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Sheerghotty HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1831.

When was COV-2972 posted?

COV-2972 is dated 6 May 1830, within the recorded period of use of Sheerghotty HG 1 (1828–1831).

COV-2972

6 May 1830 Sheerghotty Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 6 May 1830, Sheerghotty HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2972) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie

Date

6 May 1830

Description

1830: Letter from Sheerghotty (6 May.)via Calcutta (10 May.), Plymouth-London-Edinburgh to Ayr, Scotland (16 Nov.). Transit time: Prepaid: Inland Inland as. and Ship postage postage as. (as per G.P.O. Notice of of De. De.1819) 194 days Bearing: India letter rate 4d. + Inland (687 miles) 1/4 7 as.

About this Sheerghotty pre stamp cover

COV-2972 is a Sheerghotty pre stamp cover of 6 May 1830 bearing the Sheerghotty HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sheerghotty postal history — the office known today as Sherghati, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2972 is recorded (front); the Sheerghotty HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1831.

Questions about COV-2972

What is COV-2972?: COV-2972 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sheerghotty, Bengal Presidency of 6 May 1830, bearing the Sheerghotty HG 1 handstamp in black. 1830: Letter from Sheerghotty (6 May.)via Calcutta (10 May.), Plymouth-London-Edinburgh to Ayr, Scotland (16 Nov.). Transit time: Prepaid: Inland Inland as. and Ship postage postage as. (as per G.P.O. Notice of of De. De.1819) 194 days Bearing: India letter rate 4d. + Inland (687 miles) 1/4 7 as.
How scarce is the Sheerghotty HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sheerghotty HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1831.
When was COV-2972 posted?: COV-2972 is dated 6 May 1830, within the recorded period of use of Sheerghotty HG 1 (1828–1831).

About this record

This 6 May 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sheerghotty HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.