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COV-461

4 November 1826 Chandernagore HG 1 Cover

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4 November 1826 Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-461
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Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-461)
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Date

4 November 1826

Description

India (French Settlement), Chandernagore, 1826, "Chandernagore/Post Office/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear and complete strike with manuscript " (18) 26" and "4 Nover" date added (opening tear along left of strike) on folded letter to Khosalpoor, cover with splitting along internal folds, Very Fine strike of this French Settlement postal marking which Giles notes as "Rare" and used between 1820-1830

Auction

SpinkSpink

Dilip Shah, Lot 8, (Oct. 2001)

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9042, Lot 10122, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

Provenance

"Magnolia" Dilip Shah

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 4 November 1826 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, Dilip Shah, lot 8, (Oct. 2001); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10122.