Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
9 July 1846
Description
1846 : H.G.1 : It was a Military station in the 19th century, 84 miles North-West of Lucknow. It featured in the 1857 uprising where a number of Europeans lost their lives in the Church. This small letter, weighing under 1/4 tola, was stamped with the "SHAHAJAHANPORE / Paid" despatch mark, single postage of 5 annas to DUMDUM-D.D.P.O.:
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 9 July 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 108, (Oct. 2000); Spink, lot 173, (Oct. 2001).