COV-1639

Dinapore HG 6 Cover

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Dinapore HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-1639 — front

Dinapore HG 6 pre stamp cover — back (COV-1639) — back

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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 4handstampRed1837–1854
Dinapore HG 5handstampBlack1838-40
Dinapore HG 7handstampRed1840–1851
Dinapore HG 8handstampRed1846-47
Dinapore HG 9handstampRed1849–1854

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About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dinapore HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.