COV-733
November 1825 Arrah HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
November 1825
Description
1825 : H.G.1 1: Native entire folded letter from ARRAH to LONDON via CALCUTTA. Total transit time more than 150 days.This hastamp A very are wARA/..circular stamp in black low/ GENERAL POST OFFICE/1825 / Nov. 18." A very fine Red wax seal & vernacular address of LONDON on rear side, must have been written by ARRAH Postmaster.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Arrah
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Arrah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This November 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arrah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.