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Date
1849
Description
1849 Letter from TIRHOOT with b/s "PAID", HG Type 2*, in red per overland mail, via Bombay and London, addressed to Portobello in Scotland. (Very late usage of Tirhoot handstamp.)
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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-4479 is a Tirhoot pre stamp cover of 1849 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?
1849 Letter from TIRHOOT with b/s "PAID", HG Type 2*, in red per overland mail, via Bombay and London, addressed to Portobello in Scotland. (Very late usage of Tirhoot handstamp.)
2 images of COV-4479 are recorded (front, back); the Tirhoot HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-49.
Questions about COV-4479
- What is COV-4479?
- COV-4479 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tirhoot, Bengal Presidency of 1849, bearing the Tirhoot HG 2 handstamp in red. 1849 Letter from TIRHOOT with b/s "PAID", HG Type 2*, in red per overland mail, via Bombay and London, addressed to Portobello in Scotland. (Very late usage of Tirhoot handstamp.)
- 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.
- When was COV-4479 posted?
- COV-4479 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Tirhoot HG 2 (1838-49).
About this record
This 1849 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.