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COV-1998

5 July 1836 Calcutta G9 Cover

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5 July 1836 Calcutta G9 pre stamp cover — COV-1998

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Date

5 July 1836

Description

Belgaum: 1836 (5 July) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, largely fine "BELGAUM/POST PAID" (HG 1) in red-brown, completed for 1r.4a., with Poona Post Paid c.d.s. (HG 7) alongside and Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG G9). Photo.

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Derek Hammond Giles

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About this record

This 5 July 1836 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 Spink, lot 259.