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Date
28 May 1825
Description
India, Dum Dum, 1825, "DUM DUM POST OFFICE/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly legible strike with manuscript "28th May (18) 25" date added on back of cover originating in Calcutta, readdressed to Major Charles Parker in Cawnpore, manuscript "India House London, December 1824, Free" on front, red Calcutta May 23 original despatch and further May 28 strike in transit to Cawnpore, cover with minor edgewear, still Fine and scarce, presumed to be the earliest strike of this Dum Dum postal marking (Giles recorded 1828-30)
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10072, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at DumDum
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of DumDum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 28 May 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10072.