COV-2706

20 October 1817 Berhampore HG 5 Cover

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20 October 1817 Berhampore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-2706 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie

This 20 October 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.

Date

20 October 1817

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Other recorded marks at Berhampore

8 marks

8 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.

Berhampore HG 1handstampBlack1790
Berhampore HG 1ahandstampBlack1794
Berhampore HG 2handstampBlack1800
Berhampore HG 3handstampBlack1807-31
Berhampore HG 4handstampBlack1833–1838
Berhampore HG 6handstampRed1838-57
Berhampore HG 7handstampBlack1840-57
Berhampore HG 8handstampRed1848

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