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Date
1841
Description
India 1841 BERHAMPORE Paid Giles 6 on native cover to Calcutta
Auction
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 1841 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, Auction 16, lot 9.