COV-1443

14 December 1826 Dinapore HG 2 Cover

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14 December 1826 Dinapore HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1443

Dinapore HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1443)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of StampBay Auctions

Date

14 December 1826

Description

1826 DINAPORE POST PAID HG 2 on folded letter to Calcutta with unframed PM and CALCUTTA HG G8

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 32

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Other recorded marks at Dinapore

8 marks

8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Dinapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Dinapore HG 1handstampBlack—
Dinapore HG 3handstampBlack1836
Dinapore HG 4handstampRed1837–1854
Dinapore HG 5handstampBlack1838-40
Dinapore HG 6handstampRed1837–1851
Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
Dinapore HG 8handstampRed1846-47
Dinapore HG 9handstampRed1849–1854

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About this record

This 14 December 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 32.