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Date
11 November 1790
Description
Berhampore: 1790 (21 Nov.) entire letter (slight age or disinfection staining) to Leith, Scotland per "St. The Princes Emilii" (sic) showing "BERHAMPORE/POST PAID" (HG 1) fine practically complete strike. Only one example recorded by Hammond Giles, and undoubtedly one of the great rarities of Indian prestamp philately.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Berhampore
8 marks8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Berhampore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 11 November 1790 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 24.