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COV-3457

14 May 1829 Calcutta HG 15a Cover

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14 May 1829 Calcutta HG 15a pre stamp cover — COV-3457
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Date

14 May 1829

Description

Entire posted from Madras to Calcutta and redirected to Berhampore with 1 Rupee postage paid along with Madras HG7 handstamp in black color. Once it reached Calcutta on May 30th, 7 Anna's postage was paid as indicated in the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp. As it was redirected to Berhampore Calcutta HG 16a handstamp was applied with 7 Annas bearing postage.

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About this record

This 14 May 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.