Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
6 September 1839
Description
1839: H.G. 5: Letter from DINAPORE [6 Sept.] to SAUGOR The inland postage rate for a letter up to 1 Tola weight, from DINAPORE to SAUGOR [500 Miles] was 9as.
Same office
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 6 September 1839 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.