COV-2257
11 January 1826 Dinapore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
11 January 1826
Description
PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 496, (4th Sep 2024)
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 11 January 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 496, (4th Sep 2024).