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Date
1851
Description
1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tezpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Tezpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Tezpore pre stamp cover
COV-1365 is a Tezpore pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Tezpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tezpore postal history — the office known today as Tezpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 41.
2 images of COV-1365 are recorded; the Tezpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1851.
Questions about COV-1365
- What is COV-1365?
- COV-1365 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tezpore, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Tezpore HG 2 handstamp in red. 1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side
- How scarce is the Tezpore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tezpore HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-1365?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 41.
- When was COV-1365 posted?
- COV-1365 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Tezpore HG 2 (1851).
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tezpore HG 2 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 StampBay, 8, lot 41.