COV-3712

6 September 1847 Dinapore HG 4 Cover

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6 September 1847 Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3712

Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3712)

Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3712)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

6 September 1847

Description

India 1847 Dinapore (Giles #4) to Nottingham cover with ship letter markings, 14 annas paid. Features red 'Paid' and 'India' handstamps, routed via Calcutta, Bombay, and Southampton.

Auction

Sephils

514, Lot 0083, (2026)

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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.

Dinapore HG 1handstampBlack—
Dinapore HG 2handstampBlack1824–1837
Dinapore HG 3handstampBlack1836
Dinapore HG 5handstampBlack1838-40
Dinapore HG 6handstampRed1837–1851
Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
Dinapore HG 8handstampRed1846-47
Dinapore HG 9handstampRed1849–1854

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About this record

This 6 September 1847 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 Sephils, 514, lot 0083, (2026).