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Date
1835
Description
Postal cover from barelly (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1835. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Barelly
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Barelly are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Barelly pre stamp cover
COV-3042 is a Barelly pre stamp cover of 1835 bearing the Barelly HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Barelly postal history — the office known today as Bareilly, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from barelly (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1835. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-3042 is recorded (front); the Barelly HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-3042
- What is COV-3042?
- COV-3042 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barelly, North Western Provinces of 1835, bearing the Barelly HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from barelly (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1835. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Barelly HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Barelly HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-3042?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-3042 posted?
- COV-3042 is dated 1835, within the recorded period of use of Barelly HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barelly HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.