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Date
1844
Description
BAREILLY — 13 April 1844. Attractive early entire from Bareilly to Inverness, North Britain, bearing a distinctive strike of the BAREILLY HG2 handstamp in mauve, together with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER and other postal markings. A desirable early India-to-Britain maritime mail usage, particularly appealing for the unusual coloured strike of the Bareilly handstamp.
Auction
2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, Lot 40112, (2026)
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-5792 is a Barelly pre stamp cover of 1844 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?
BAREILLY — 13 April 1844. Attractive early entire from Bareilly to Inverness, North Britain, bearing a distinctive strike of the BAREILLY HG2 handstamp in mauve, together with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER and other postal markings. A desirable early India-to-Britain maritime mail usage, particularly appealing for the unusual coloured strike of the Bareilly handstamp.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40112 (2026).
2 images of COV-5792 are recorded; the Barelly HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-5792
- What is COV-5792?
- COV-5792 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Barelly, North Western Provinces of 1844, bearing the Barelly HG 2 handstamp in black. BAREILLY — 13 April 1844. Attractive early entire from Bareilly to Inverness, North Britain, bearing a distinctive strike of the BAREILLY HG2 handstamp in mauve, together with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER and other postal markings. A desirable early India-to-Britain maritime mail usage, particularly appealing for the unusual coloured strike of the Bareilly handstamp.
- 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-5792?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40112 (2026).
- When was COV-5792 posted?
- COV-5792 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Barelly HG 2 (1824–1837).
About this record
This 1844 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, lot 40112, (2026).