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Date
14 October 1825
Description
1825 : H.G. 2 / 3 : A letter from CHITTAGONG [14 Oct.] to CALCUTTA [19 Oct.]. Postage paid at CHITTAGONG These handstamp: Both these black handstamps are used always simultaneously, "CHITTAGONG/POST OFFICE/ of 18". The other being in thin double line "PoST Paid/Sa. Wt./Rs. As.", was used during 1816-37. Other Mark: A black colour octagonal "CALCUTTA/G.P.O." receiving stamp was used during 1825 only.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chittagong
3 marks3 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.
About this record
This 14 October 1825 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.