COV-3804
12 May 1827 Chandernagore HG 1 Cover
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Date
12 May 1827
Description
India 1827 Chandernagore to Gunjee Factory (near Calcutta) entire in French with fine CHANDERNAGORE POST OFFICE / 1827 datestamp (Giles #1) — early French India correspondence, full letter from P. Pechal.
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Other recorded marks at Chandernagore
2 marks2 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.
About this record
This 12 May 1827 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 Sephils, 403, lot 0114, (2025).