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17 April 1830 Chandernagore HG 1 Cover

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17 April 1830 Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2073
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Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-2073)
Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-2073)
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Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-2073)
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Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-2073)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

17 April 1830

Description

Chandernagore: 1830 (17 Apr.) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, a fine strike of the rare oval-framed "CHANDERNAGORE/POST/OFFICE" datestamp (HG 1, the latest recorded date of use) alongside Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG G9). Photo.

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 391, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Chandernagore

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chandernagore 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 17 April 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chandernagore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 391, (Oct. 2000).