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Date
1835
Description
1836 : H. G. 2: Letter from DUMDUM DUMDUM Dec.] to AURANGABAD. Inland postage paid for for miles miles as.This handstamp: Oval, in black colour, "DUMDUM/18/POST OFFICE" was used till 1835 as per Giles. Hence this proves that the use was till late 1836. The words are placed along the circumference of oval.
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 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.