COV-2769

1829 Dinapore HG 2 Cover

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1829 Dinapore HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2769 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

1829

Description

India Letter. 1829 Entire from Dinapore to London with Calcutta datestamp, backstamped oval "DINAPORE / POST PAID" and boxed "INDIA LETTER / BRIGHTON" (In.2), fine. Photo on Page 62.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Manning, Lot 162, (2015)

Argyll Etkin

Auction Of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 471, (27 Oct 2022)

Provenance

Manning

Same office

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.

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About this record

This 1829 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 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 162, (2015); Argyll Etkin, Auction Of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 471, (27 Oct 2022).