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Date
3 March 1827
Description
India, Benares, 1827, "BENARES POST PAID/18__" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 3). Clearly struck with manuscript "3 March 1827" date and "6" (annas) rate added on back of folded cover (missing inner panel) to Glasgow, Scotland, forwarded to Rothsay, sender's directive "Ship letter" , framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta G.P.O. (Mar. 9, Giles G9), Calcutta General Post Office (Mar. 10, Giles SD8b), London (Oct. 8), and Holytown transit and arrival backstamps, framed "1/2" handstamp and various manuscript rate markings, cover with slight soiling, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10018, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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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-358 is a Benares pre stamp cover of 3 March 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?
India, Benares, 1827, "BENARES POST PAID/18__" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 3). Clearly struck with manuscript "3 March 1827" date and "6" (annas) rate added on back of folded cover (missing inner panel) to Glasgow, Scotland, forwarded to Rothsay, sender's directive "Ship letter" , framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta G.P.O. (Mar. 9, Giles G9), Calcutta General Post Office (Mar. 10, Giles SD8b), London (Oct. 8), and Holytown transit and arrival backstamps, framed "1/2" handstamp and various manuscript rate markings, cover with slight soiling, Very Fine
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10018.
2 images of COV-358 are recorded (front, back); the Benares HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1836.
Questions about COV-358
- What is COV-358?
- COV-358 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Benares, North Western Provinces of 3 March 1827, bearing the Benares HG 3 handstamp in black. India, Benares, 1827, "BENARES POST PAID/18__" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 3). Clearly struck with manuscript "3 March 1827" date and "6" (annas) rate added on back of folded cover (missing inner panel) to Glasgow, Scotland, forwarded to Rothsay, sender's directive "Ship letter" , framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta G.P.O. (Mar. 9, Giles G9), Calcutta General Post Office (Mar. 10, Giles SD8b), London (Oct. 8), and Holytown transit and arrival backstamps, framed "1/2" handstamp and various manuscript rate markings, cover with slight soiling, Very Fine
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-358?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10018.
- When was COV-358 posted?
- COV-358 is dated 3 March 1827, within the recorded period of use of Benares HG 3 (1824–1836).
About this record
This 3 March 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10018.