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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.
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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.
- DumDum HG 1handstampBlack1825–1836
- DumDum HG 3handstampBlack1843–1847
- DumDum HG 4handstampRed1841–1854
- DumDum HG 5handstampBlack1838–1845
- DumDum HG 6handstampRed1848
- DumDum HG 7handstampRed1842–1848
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About this DumDum pre stamp cover
COV-754 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of 1835 bearing the DumDum HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
1 image of COV-754 is recorded; the DumDum HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1835–1837.
Questions about COV-754
- What is COV-754?
- COV-754 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 1835, bearing the DumDum HG 2 handstamp in black. 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.
- How scarce is the DumDum HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades DumDum HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835–1837.
- When was COV-754 posted?
- COV-754 is dated 1835, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 2 (1835–1837).
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.