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Date
22 November 1836
Description
Balasore: 1836 (22 Nqv.) entire letter to Calcutta inscribed "b)t outride the dak", the reverse showing light but cliscernible strikes of the framed "larasotl" and "r* n"' (HG 1 and 2)" and Calcutta arrival datestamp, variously endorsed in manuscript; flap with minor imperfections. Stated to be the only reco-rded example of the first markrng. The letter, written by a Lieutenant with the 6th Regt. Native Infantry, with fascinating content relating to the surveying of the area. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Balasore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Balasore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 22 November 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Balasore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 85.