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Date
1843
Description
"CHANDERNAGOR/Paid" Handstamp (Giles 2). French Settlement cover.
Auction
Same office
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 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chandernagore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3249, (2025).