COV-2381
25 June 1827 Benares Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
25 June 1827
Description
1827 Benares – Calcutta inland entire, with Benares Giles 3 "BENARES/18../POST PAID" despatch handstamp, "Sultanpore" (written from there), date "17th June 1827" & "Pt Pd 8as" (written on front side, indicating 8A paid by the sender for the single letter rate, as not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Reached Calcutta on 25th June, and there Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 JU 25/1827" receipt & "PM" delivery time mark applied.
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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 4handstampBlack1827-35
- Benares HG 5handstampBlack1829
- Benares HG 6handstampBlack1832–1835
- Benares HG 7handstampRed1838–1853
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About this Benares pre stamp cover
COV-2381 is a Benares pre stamp cover of 25 June 1827 bearing the Benares HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Benares postal history — the office known today as Varanasi, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1827 Benares – Calcutta inland entire, with Benares Giles 3 "BENARES/18../POST PAID" despatch handstamp, "Sultanpore" (written from there), date "17th June 1827" & "Pt Pd 8as" (written on front side, indicating 8A paid by the sender for the single letter rate, as not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Reached Calcutta on 25th June, and there Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 JU 25/1827" receipt & "PM" delivery time mark applied.
1 image of COV-2381 is recorded (front); the Benares HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1836.
Questions about COV-2381
- What is COV-2381?
- COV-2381 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Benares, North Western Provinces of 25 June 1827, bearing the Benares HG 3 handstamp in black. 1827 Benares – Calcutta inland entire, with Benares Giles 3 "BENARES/18../POST PAID" despatch handstamp, "Sultanpore" (written from there), date "17th June 1827" & "Pt Pd 8as" (written on front side, indicating 8A paid by the sender for the single letter rate, as not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Reached Calcutta on 25th June, and there Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 JU 25/1827" receipt & "PM" delivery time mark applied.
- How scarce is the Benares HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Benares HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1836.
- When was COV-2381 posted?
- COV-2381 is dated 25 June 1827, within the recorded period of use of Benares HG 3 (1824–1836).
About this record
This 25 June 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Benares HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded.