Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1837
Description
1837 : H.G.4 This cover has the second setting of the "BERHAMPORE / Post Paid " stamp on a letter sent to CALCUTTA, showing postage of "4 annas" paid.
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 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.