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COV-1492

20 July 1843 Backergunge HG 2 Cover

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20 July 1843 Backergunge HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1492
Backergunge HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1492)

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Date

20 July 1843

Description

1843? BAKERGUNJ Paid unrecorded by Giles on cover to Thomas Young Esq. in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Auction

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13, Lot 2

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Other recorded marks at Backergunge

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Backergunge is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 20 July 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Backergunge HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 13, lot 2.