COV-2736

February 1850 Dinapore HG 5 Cover

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February 1850 Dinapore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-2736 — front

Dinapore HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2736) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Akshay Suresh

Date

February 1850

Provenance

AGANJAM COLLECTION

Same office

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 4handstampRed1837–1854
Dinapore HG 6handstampRed1837–1851
Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
Dinapore HG 8handstampRed1846-47
Dinapore HG 9handstampRed1849–1854

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About this record

This February 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.