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COV-1430

1824 Calcutta HG 15 Cover

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1824 Calcutta HG 15 pre stamp cover — COV-1430
Calcutta HG 15 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1430)

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Date

1824

Description

1824 CALCUTTA GENL POST OFFICE Giles G5 on entire to William Fraser at Calcutta, with GPO Ptpd Giles 15 applied for redirection to Delhi

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

182 marks

182 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 22.