COV-5686 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sooree (Beerbhoom), Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 handstamp in red.

How scarce is the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.

When was COV-5686 posted?

COV-5686 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 (1855).

COV-5686

1855 Sooree (Beerbhoom) Cover

Back to census|Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-5686) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1, back (COV-5686) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of eBay

Date

1855

Auction

eBay

Lot 237057447961, (2026)

About this Sooree (Beerbhoom) pre stamp cover

COV-5686 is a Sooree (Beerbhoom) pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sooree (Beerbhoom) postal history — the office known today as Suri, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 237057447961 (2026).

2 images of COV-5686 are recorded (front, back); the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.

Questions about COV-5686

What is COV-5686?: COV-5686 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sooree (Beerbhoom), Bengal Presidency of 1855, bearing the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
What is the provenance of COV-5686?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 237057447961 (2026).
When was COV-5686 posted?: COV-5686 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 (1855).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sooree (Beerbhoom) HG 1 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 eBay, lot 237057447961, (2026).