COV-234

14 December 1833 Dinapore HG 2 Cover

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14 December 1833 Dinapore HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-234 — front

Dinapore HG 2 pre stamp cover — back (COV-234) — back

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Date

14 December 1833

Description

India, Dinapore, 1833, "DINAPORE POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Mostly complete strike with manuscript "14 Dec. (18) 33" date and "7as" rate markings on back of folded letter to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, red framed "AM" handstamp, red Calcutta (Dec. 18) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce marking

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10041, (Mar. 2025), — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

Provenance

"Magnolia"

Same office

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About this record

This 14 December 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10041, (Mar. 2025).