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COV-1656

16 August 1833 Calcutta G10 Cover

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16 August 1833 Calcutta G10 pre stamp cover — COV-1656

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Date

16 August 1833

Description

1833 (16 Aug.) entire letter to Dum Dum showing, on reverse, framed "O.A.P.O./Rozario & Co." (HG G10), the finer of the two recorded examples. Photo

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Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

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About this record

This 16 August 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 20.