COV-2151
23 March 1833 Dinapore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
23 March 1833
Description
1833 Dinapore – Calcutta inland entire, with Dinapore Giles 2 "DINAPORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "23rd March 1833" & rate "7A" (paid Dinapore–Calcutta single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 MR 25/1833" receipt & "PM" time mark applied. Addressed to the Secretary of College at Fort William, Calcutta.
Provenance
Santosh MS
Same office
Other recorded marks at Dinapore
8 marks8 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.
About this record
This 23 March 1833 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.