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23 September 1832 Chittagong HG 3 Cover

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23 September 1832 Chittagong HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-1200
Chittagong HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1200)

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Date

23 September 1832

Description

1834 folded entire from Chittagong to Ireland with scarce CHITTAGONG POST OFFICE HG 2 and faint Post Paid 10as HG 3

Auction

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4, Lot 7

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Other recorded marks at Chittagong

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chittagong 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 23 September 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittagong HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 4, lot 7.