COV-406
4 January 1824 Dinapore HG 2 Cover
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Date
4 January 1824
Description
India, Dinapore, 1824, "DINAPORE POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Exceptionally bold strike with manuscript "4th Jany (18) 24" date and "9as" rate added on back of folded letter to Teignmouth, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), two Calcutta General Post Office (Jan. 10, Giles SD8a) transit datestamps, manuscript "1/1" rate marking, Very Fine strike, scarce this choice
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Provenance
"Magnolia"
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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 4 January 1824 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 Auktionen Gaertner, Asia Auction No.21, lot 1063, (6 February 2012); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10067, (Nov. 2025).