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COV-3730

4 July 1853 Dinapore HG 4 Cover

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4 July 1853 Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3730
Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3730)
Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3730)
Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3730)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

4 July 1853

Description

India 1853 Dinapore (Giles #4) to Mussoorie via Madras Landour (Giles #5), one of the early examples recorded of this marking.

Auction

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492, Lot 0081, (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.

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About this record

This 4 July 1853 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, 492, lot 0081, (2026).