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Date
1839
Description
1839 TIRHOOT Paid Giles 2 on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tirhoot
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tirhoot are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Tirhoot pre stamp cover
COV-1622 is a Tirhoot pre stamp cover of 1839 bearing the Tirhoot HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tirhoot postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1839 TIRHOOT Paid Giles 2 on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O.
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 24.
2 images of COV-1622 are recorded; the Tirhoot HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-49.
Questions about COV-1622
- What is COV-1622?
- COV-1622 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tirhoot, Bengal Presidency of 1839, bearing the Tirhoot HG 2 handstamp in red. 1839 TIRHOOT Paid Giles 2 on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O.
- How scarce is the Tirhoot HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tirhoot HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-49.
- What is the provenance of COV-1622?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 24.
- When was COV-1622 posted?
- COV-1622 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Tirhoot HG 2 (1838-49).
About this record
This 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tirhoot HG 2 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, 19, lot 24.