COV-5741 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Tipperah HG 3 handstamp in black. India 1827 Pre-stamp Entire Cover from Tipperah (Giles #3) to Calcutta, featuring a clear 'Tipperah' boxed handstamp and a 'Calcutta G.P.O. 27 AG 27 1827' arrival postmark

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.

When was COV-5741 posted?

COV-5741 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 3 (1825–1837).

COV-5741

1825 Tipperah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1825, Tipperah HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-5741)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Tipperah HG 3, scan 2 (COV-5741)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1825

Description

India 1827 Pre-stamp Entire Cover from Tipperah (Giles #3) to Calcutta, featuring a clear 'Tipperah' boxed handstamp and a 'Calcutta G.P.O. 27 AG 27 1827' arrival postmark

Auction

Sephils

780, Lot 0117, (2026)

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-5741 is a Tipperah pre stamp cover of 1825 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?

India 1827 Pre-stamp Entire Cover from Tipperah (Giles #3) to Calcutta, featuring a clear 'Tipperah' boxed handstamp and a 'Calcutta G.P.O. 27 AG 27 1827' arrival postmark

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 780 lot 0117 (2026).

2 images of COV-5741 are recorded; the Tipperah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1837.

Questions about COV-5741

What is COV-5741?: COV-5741 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Tipperah HG 3 handstamp in black. India 1827 Pre-stamp Entire Cover from Tipperah (Giles #3) to Calcutta, featuring a clear 'Tipperah' boxed handstamp and a 'Calcutta G.P.O. 27 AG 27 1827' arrival postmark
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-5741?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 780 lot 0117 (2026).
When was COV-5741 posted?: COV-5741 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 3 (1825–1837).

About this record

This 1825 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 780, lot 0117, (2026).