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Other recorded marks at Tipperah
3 marks3 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.
About this Tipperah pre stamp cover
COV-1222 is a Tipperah pre stamp cover of 1836 bearing the Tipperah HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tipperah postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1836 TIPPERAH Pt.Pd. Giles 3 on folded letter to London
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 20.
3 images of COV-1222 are recorded; the Tipperah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1837.
Questions about COV-1222
- What is COV-1222?
- COV-1222 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of 1836, bearing the Tipperah HG 3 handstamp in black. 1836 TIPPERAH Pt.Pd. Giles 3 on folded letter to London
- How scarce is the Tipperah HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tipperah HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-1222?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 20.
- When was COV-1222 posted?
- COV-1222 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 3 (1825–1837).
About this record
This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 20.

