Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private
Date
1836
Provenance
Private
Same office
Other recorded marks at Barrackpore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Barrackpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barrackpore HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.