COV-4435 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sumbulpore, Bengal Presidency of 23 March 1843, bearing the Sumbulpore HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from sumbulpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 23 March 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Sumbulpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1850.

When was COV-4435 posted?

COV-4435 is dated 23 March 1843, within the recorded period of use of Sumbulpore HG 1 (1841–1850).

COV-4435

23 March 1843 Sumbulpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 23 March 1843, Sumbulpore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4435) — front

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Date

23 March 1843

Description

Postal cover from sumbulpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 23 March 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Sumbulpore pre stamp cover

COV-4435 is a Sumbulpore pre stamp cover of 23 March 1843 bearing the Sumbulpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sumbulpore postal history — the office known today as Sambalpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from sumbulpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 23 March 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4435 is recorded (front); the Sumbulpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1850.

Questions about COV-4435

What is COV-4435?: COV-4435 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sumbulpore, Bengal Presidency of 23 March 1843, bearing the Sumbulpore HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from sumbulpore (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 23 March 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Sumbulpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sumbulpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1850.
When was COV-4435 posted?: COV-4435 is dated 23 March 1843, within the recorded period of use of Sumbulpore HG 1 (1841–1850).

About this record

This 23 March 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sumbulpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.