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Description
Clear strike in red with manuscript "7th Sept. 47" date and "6 as" rate on back of folded letter to Lyon, France, sender's directive "via Marseille, Direct from Calcutta by the Steamers", red framed INDIA and INDIA PAID handstamps, red Calcutta and Marseilles (Nov. 7) transit and Lyon (Nov. 10) arrival datestamps, various manuscript rate markings. Fine strike of this rare marking, unrecorded by Giles. Chira Punje is in the far northeast of India, known as one of the wettest places on earth.
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10024, — Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
- •2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10024, Realized $475— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cherapunjee
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Cherapunjee is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cherapunjee HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10024. Recorded prices realized: $475, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).