COV-4128
27 April 1849 Benares Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
27 April 1849
Description
Entire cover posted from Benares to England with Benares HG12 Benares Station Paid handstamp along with Bombay India Paid box handstamp and other delivery marks. Scare cover which went from Benares via Bombay and Southampton with British postage prepaid and attracting no due at the recipient.
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Other recorded marks at Benares
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Benares are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Benares HG 1handstampBlack1810–1820
- Benares HG 2handstampBlack1811
- Benares HG 3handstampBlack1824–1836
- Benares HG 4handstampBlack1827-35
- Benares HG 5handstampBlack1829
- Benares HG 6handstampBlack1832–1835
+12 more at this office.View all Benares marks and postal history →
About this Benares pre stamp cover
COV-4128 is a Benares pre stamp cover of 27 April 1849 bearing the Benares HG 12 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Benares postal history — the office known today as Varanasi, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire cover posted from Benares to England with Benares HG12 Benares Station Paid handstamp along with Bombay India Paid box handstamp and other delivery marks. Scare cover which went from Benares via Bombay and Southampton with British postage prepaid and attracting no due at the recipient.
1 image of COV-4128 is recorded (front); the Benares HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1850.
Questions about COV-4128
- What is COV-4128?
- COV-4128 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Benares, North Western Provinces of 27 April 1849, bearing the Benares HG 12 handstamp in red. Entire cover posted from Benares to England with Benares HG12 Benares Station Paid handstamp along with Bombay India Paid box handstamp and other delivery marks. Scare cover which went from Benares via Bombay and Southampton with British postage prepaid and attracting no due at the recipient.
- How scarce is the Benares HG 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Benares HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1850.
- When was COV-4128 posted?
- COV-4128 is dated 27 April 1849, within the recorded period of use of Benares HG 12 (1845–1850).
About this record
This 27 April 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Benares HG 12 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.