Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1837
Description
This is a late example on a letter of 1837 sent from BARELLY to SAUGOR, with postage paid of 8 annas. It ought to have been receipt stamped "SAUGOR / Pt. Pd.", under the Post Office rules of 1832, but no such stamp was applied.
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-4195 is a Barelly pre stamp cover of 1837 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?
This is a late example on a letter of 1837 sent from BARELLY to SAUGOR, with postage paid of 8 annas. It ought to have been receipt stamped "SAUGOR / Pt. Pd.", under the Post Office rules of 1832, but no such stamp was applied.
1 image of COV-4195 is recorded (front); the Barelly HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-4195
- What is COV-4195?
- COV-4195 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barelly, North Western Provinces of 1837, bearing the Barelly HG 2 handstamp in black. This is a late example on a letter of 1837 sent from BARELLY to SAUGOR, with postage paid of 8 annas. It ought to have been receipt stamped "SAUGOR / Pt. Pd.", under the Post Office rules of 1832, but no such stamp was applied.
- 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.
- When was COV-4195 posted?
- COV-4195 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Barelly HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 1837 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded.