Scan or Photo Courtesy of StampBay Auctions
Date
1851
Description
1851 CHITTAGONG Paid Giles 4 on cover to London via Southampton with Calcutta G.P.O. Shipletter in red
Auction
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 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittagong HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 13.