COV-1329

4 September 1854 Berhampore HG 6 Cover

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4 September 1854 Berhampore HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-1329

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Date

4 September 1854

Description

1854 BERHAMPORE Paid HG 6 on cover from Calcutta with CALCUTTA WEIGHT TOLA PAID HG 27. Note that this was the first day of issue of Indian postage stamps

Auction

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8, Lot 4

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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 3handstampBlack1807–1836
Berhampore HG 4handstampBlack1833–1838
Berhampore HG 5handstampBlack1817–1837
Berhampore HG 7handstampBlack1840-57
Berhampore HG 8handstampRed1839–1848

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About this record

This 4 September 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 4.