COV-697 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of November 1817, bearing the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp in black. "TIPPERAH ScWt, PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold double-framed handstamp.

How scarce is the Tipperah HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tipperah HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813–1817.

When was COV-697 posted?

COV-697 is dated November 1817, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 2 (1813–1817).

COV-697

November 1817 Tipperah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — November 1817, Tipperah HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-697) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Tipperah HG 2, front (COV-697) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

November 1817

Description

"TIPPERAH ScWt, PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold double-framed handstamp.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale No. 1325, Lot 3072, (2025)

Spink

Auction: 13021 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part I., Lot 15

Provenance

Magnolia Medina

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3072

Same office

Other recorded marks at Tipperah

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tipperah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Tipperah pre stamp cover

COV-697 is a Tipperah pre stamp cover of November 1817 bearing the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tipperah postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

"TIPPERAH ScWt, PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold double-framed handstamp.

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3072 (2025); and Spink Auction: 13021 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part I. lot 15.

2 images of COV-697 are recorded (front); the Tipperah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1813–1817.

Questions about COV-697

What is COV-697?: COV-697 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of November 1817, bearing the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp in black. "TIPPERAH ScWt, PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold double-framed handstamp.
How scarce is the Tipperah HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tipperah HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813–1817.
What is the provenance of COV-697?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3072 (2025); and Spink Auction: 13021 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part I. lot 15.
When was COV-697 posted?: COV-697 is dated November 1817, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 2 (1813–1817).

About this record

This November 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3072, (2025); Spink, Auction: 13021 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part I., lot 15.