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Date
1843
Description
1843 (Apr) Overland Mail – entire sent from Dum Dum by Steamer “Hindoosthan” with rectangular boxed DUM DUM/PAID 3as (Giles #4) addressed to Kent with boxed CALCUTTA Ship Letters (Despatch) Giles #SD1...
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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.
About this record
This 1843 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.