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20 March 1827 Calcutta G9 Cover

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20 March 1827 Calcutta G9 pre stamp cover — COV-1439
Calcutta G9 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1439)
Calcutta G9 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1439)
Calcutta G9 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1439)

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Date

20 March 1827

Description

1827 DELHI PtPd Giles 1 on entire written in Camp Saharanpore but posted from Delhi to London via Calcutta, redirected to Inverness. Calcutta SD8b, Calcutta G9. Contents mention taking precious artifacts from an Indian family

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About this record

This 20 March 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G9 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 29.