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Date
1830
Description
1830 Entire letter to London backstamped with circular framed "ARRAH / PT PD" in purple ink, Calcutta Ship Letter and India Letter Deal, the Arrah handstamp a little overinked but quite readable and very scarce.
Auction
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 1830 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. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, lot 1140.