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Date
1837
Description
India Early Letters and Handstamps The Overland Route 1837-39 entire letters (4) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen; the first (5.12.37) from Camp Arrah sent on the last sailing on which Steam Postage could be prepaid, the second (7.6.38) from Agra carried on the aborted voyage of the Semiramis, the third (24.8.38) from Agra sent by the Berenice, and the fourth from Kurnaul per French Packet; the first two with oval-framed "india" in black, the last three disinfected in Malta, and with various other markings; all four with recipients notations on face and with one mentioning a "gallant" attempt by the Semiramis. A fine and rare group
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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 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia, lot 518.