COV-981 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhowany, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Bhowany HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Bhowany(Bhiwani) to Delhi with the Bhowany unrecorded bearing handstamp with postage due as one anna, posted on September 5th 1854.

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

The census grades Bhowany HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-981 posted?

COV-981 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Bhowany HG 1 (1854).

COV-981

1854 Bhowany Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Bhowany HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-981) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

1854

Description

Entire posted from Bhowany(Bhiwani) to Delhi with the Bhowany unrecorded bearing handstamp with postage due as one anna, posted on September 5th 1854.

Auction

Private

About this Bhowany pre stamp cover

COV-981 is a Bhowany pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Bhowany HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bhowany postal history — the office known today as Bhavani, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Entire posted from Bhowany(Bhiwani) to Delhi with the Bhowany unrecorded bearing handstamp with postage due as one anna, posted on September 5th 1854.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-981 is recorded (front); the Bhowany HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-981

What is COV-981?: COV-981 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhowany, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Bhowany HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Bhowany(Bhiwani) to Delhi with the Bhowany unrecorded bearing handstamp with postage due as one anna, posted on September 5th 1854.
How scarce is the Bhowany HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bhowany HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-981?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-981 posted?: COV-981 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Bhowany HG 1 (1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhowany HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.