COV-708
17 November 1827 Chandernagore HG 1 Cover
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Date
17 November 1827
Description
India, (French Settlement), Chandernagore, 1826, "Chandernagore Post Office 18__" Oval Datestamp (Giles 1). Well struck and mostly complete strike with manuscript "(18)27" on back of folded letter datelined Nov. 17, 1827, addressed to Calcutta, red Calcutta (Nov. 18) arrival backstamp (affected by opening tear), Very Fine strike, Giles notes this handstamp was only used from 1820-1830 and is rare
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Provenance
"Magnolia"
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Other recorded marks at Chandernagore
3 marks3 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 17 November 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3248, (2025).