Scan or Photo Courtesy of Markand Dave FRPSL
Description
Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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 Chandernagore pre stamp cover
COV-4169 is a Chandernagore pre stamp cover bearing the Chandernagore MN 2 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Chandernagore postal history — the office known today as Chandannagar, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4169 is recorded (front); the Chandernagore MN 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821.
Questions about COV-4169
- What is COV-4169?
- COV-4169 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chandernagore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Chandernagore MN 2 manuscript marking. Postal cover from chandernagore (bengal), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Chandernagore MN 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chandernagore MN 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chandernagore MN 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.