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COV-1657

16 April 1837 Calcutta HG 17 Cover

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16 April 1837 Calcutta HG 17 pre stamp cover — COV-1657

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Date

16 April 1837

Description

1837 (1(t Apr,) entire letter to Major Heneral Sir Thomas Anbury at Sarlgol showing, on reverse franed "N" r/car. DAK cHoKEy/pt pd Rs AN t"'d.s. (HG 17) con'rpleted fol a charge of 10:i. Photo , a good strike of the

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Derek Hammond Giles

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About this record

This 16 April 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 24.