COV-917

1849 Dinapore HG 4 Cover

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1849 Dinapore HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-917

Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions

Date

1849

Description

1849 Folded entire from Dinapore to Bedford, England, bearing red boxed DINAPORE date and rate bs, paying the 12 annas rate, with transit and arrival mkgs alongside, fine

Auction

davidfeldman

Lot 31525

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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 1849 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 davidfeldman, lot 31525.