COV-1102
21 February 1846 Berhampore HG 8 Cover
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Date
21 February 1846
Description
Lucknow: 1846 (21 Feb.) neat "Paid" entire letter from Berhampore addressed to Mrs Login, showing a good strike of the fanrous and very rare "post/orrtcr/rucxNow" brooch h.s. in green (HG7) also boxed Paid d.s. of despatch ir: brownish ink (HG6) and arrival in srcen (HG8). One of the most itnportant items of Indian prestamp philately.
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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 21 February 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 127.