COV-993

29 January 1844 Diamond Harbour HG 3 Cover

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29 January 1844 Diamond Harbour HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-993

Diamond Harbour HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-993)

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Date

29 January 1844

Description

India, Diamond Harbour, 1844, "DIAMOND HR/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 3, 2000 Supplement). Clear strike with manuscript "29 Jany 1844" date and "1 as" rate added on back of folded letter datelined in "Moyapore", addressed to Calcutta, faint Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with soiled vertical file folds which affect postal marking, Fine and quite scarce

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Sale 9054), Lot 10037

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Other recorded marks at Diamond Harbour

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Diamond Harbour 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 29 January 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Diamond Harbour HG 3 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Sale 9054), lot 10037.