COV-5391 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seerpore, Bombay Presidency of 1854, bearing the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp in red. India: 1854-55 4a. used selection, comprising die I frame I (3), die II frame I (7), die III frame II (7), die III A frame II, also three covers, most cut to shape, mixed condition.

How scarce is the Seerpore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Seerpore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857–1859.

When was COV-5391 posted?

COV-5391 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Seerpore HG 2 (1857–1859).

COV-5391

1854 Seerpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Seerpore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-5391)

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Date

1854

Description

India: 1854-55 4a. used selection, comprising die I frame I (3), die II frame I (7), die III frame II (7), die III A frame II, also three covers, most cut to shape, mixed condition.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 894

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Other recorded marks at Seerpore

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Seerpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Seerpore HG 1handstampBlack1854

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About this Seerpore pre stamp cover

COV-5391 is a Seerpore pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Seerpore postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India: 1854-55 4a. used selection, comprising die I frame I (3), die II frame I (7), die III frame II (7), die III A frame II, also three covers, most cut to shape, mixed condition.

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 894.

1 image of COV-5391 is recorded; the Seerpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1857–1859.

Questions about COV-5391

What is COV-5391?: COV-5391 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seerpore, Bombay Presidency of 1854, bearing the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp in red. India: 1854-55 4a. used selection, comprising die I frame I (3), die II frame I (7), die III frame II (7), die III A frame II, also three covers, most cut to shape, mixed condition.
How scarce is the Seerpore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Seerpore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857–1859.
What is the provenance of COV-5391?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 894.
When was COV-5391 posted?: COV-5391 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Seerpore HG 2 (1857–1859).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 894.