COV-2729 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Soorool, Bengal Presidency of 7 March 1852, bearing the Soorool HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from soorool (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 March 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Soorool HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-2729 posted?

COV-2729 is dated 7 March 1852, within the recorded period of use of Soorool HG 1 (1852).

COV-2729

7 March 1852 Soorool HG 1 Cover

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7 March 1852 Soorool HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2729 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

7 March 1852

Description

Postal cover from soorool (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 March 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

About this Soorool pre stamp cover

COV-2729 is a Soorool pre stamp cover of 7 March 1852 bearing the Soorool HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Soorool postal history — the office known today as Surul, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from soorool (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 March 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2729 is recorded (front); the Soorool HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-2729

What is COV-2729?: COV-2729 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Soorool, Bengal Presidency of 7 March 1852, bearing the Soorool HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from soorool (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 March 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Soorool HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Soorool HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
What is the provenance of COV-2729?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2729 posted?: COV-2729 is dated 7 March 1852, within the recorded period of use of Soorool HG 1 (1852).

About this record

This 7 March 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Soorool HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.