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

The census grades Sylhet HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1831.

When was COV-2079 posted?

COV-2079 is dated 17 February 1831, within the recorded period of use of Sylhet HG 1 (1810–1831).

COV-2079

17 February 1831 Sylhet Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 17 February 1831, Sylhet HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2079)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

17 February 1831

Description

Sylhet: 1831 (17 Feb.) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, a good strike of the double oval-framed "SYLHET/POST OFFICE" (HG 1, the latest recorded date of use), completed for 5a., alongside Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. and framed "An". Photo.

Auction

Spink

Lot 405, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Sylhet

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Sylhet is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Sylhet HG 2handstampBlack1837–1851

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About this Sylhet pre stamp cover

COV-2079 is a Sylhet pre stamp cover of 17 February 1831 bearing the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sylhet postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 405 (Oct. 2000).

1 image of COV-2079 is recorded; the Sylhet HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1810–1831.

Questions about COV-2079

What is COV-2079?: COV-2079 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sylhet, Bengal Presidency of 17 February 1831, bearing the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp in black. Sylhet: 1831 (17 Feb.) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, a good strike of the double oval-framed "SYLHET/POST OFFICE" (HG 1, the latest recorded date of use), completed for 5a., alongside Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. and framed "An". Photo.
How scarce is the Sylhet HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sylhet HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1831.
What is the provenance of COV-2079?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 405 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-2079 posted?: COV-2079 is dated 17 February 1831, within the recorded period of use of Sylhet HG 1 (1810–1831).

About this record

This 17 February 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 405, (Oct. 2000).