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Date
1854
Description
1854 TIPPERA Paid in red Giles 4 used much later on fl bearing 1a red imperf, both pre-stamp examples only recorded in black
Auction
Same office
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-1240 is a Tipperah pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Tipperah HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tipperah postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1854 TIPPERA Paid in red Giles 4 used much later on fl bearing 1a red imperf, both pre-stamp examples only recorded in black
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 22.
3 images of COV-1240 are recorded; the Tipperah HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.
Questions about COV-1240
- What is COV-1240?
- COV-1240 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Tipperah HG 4 handstamp in black. 1854 TIPPERA Paid in red Giles 4 used much later on fl bearing 1a red imperf, both pre-stamp examples only recorded in black
- How scarce is the Tipperah HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tipperah HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-1240?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 22.
- When was COV-1240 posted?
- COV-1240 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 4 (1837–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 6, lot 22.