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COV-707

19 September 1826 Chandernagore HG 1 Cover

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19 September 1826 Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-707
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Chandernagore HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-707)
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Date

19 September 1826

Description

"Chandernagore Post Office 18__" Oval Datestamp (Giles 1). French Settlement cover.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3247, (2025)

Provenance

"Magnolia"

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 19 September 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3247, (2025).