COV-2736 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Titalyah, Bengal Presidency of February 1850, bearing the Titalyah HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Titalyah HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Titalyah HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.

When was COV-2736 posted?

COV-2736 is dated February 1850, within the recorded period of use of Titalyah HG 1 (1850).

COV-2736

February 1850 Titalyah HG 1 Cover

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February 1850 Titalyah HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2736 — front

Titalyah HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2736) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Akshay Suresh

Date

February 1850

Description

Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

AGANJAM COLLECTION

About this Titalyah pre stamp cover

COV-2736 is a Titalyah pre stamp cover of February 1850 bearing the Titalyah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Titalyah postal history — the office known today as Tetulia, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

AGANJAM COLLECTION

2 images of COV-2736 are recorded (front, back); the Titalyah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.

Questions about COV-2736

What is COV-2736?: COV-2736 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Titalyah, Bengal Presidency of February 1850, bearing the Titalyah HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from titalyah (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Titalyah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Titalyah HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
What is the provenance of COV-2736?: AGANJAM COLLECTION
When was COV-2736 posted?: COV-2736 is dated February 1850, within the recorded period of use of Titalyah HG 1 (1850).

About this record

This February 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Titalyah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.