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Date
1854
Description
1854 DUM DUM Paid HG 4 on cover to London via Calcutta and Southampton with two types of boxed INDIA PAID
Auction
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 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 20.