Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
This 23 January 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuttack HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.
Date
23 January 1827
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cuttack
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuttack are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.