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COV-3876

3 July 1842 DumDum HG 4 Cover

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3 July 1842 DumDum HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3876
DumDum HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3876)
DumDum HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3876)
DumDum HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3876)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

3 July 1842

Description

India 1842 prestamp Calcutta GPO Ship Letter cover w/ red oval "INDIA" pmk from Dum Dum to Chester England

Auction

SephilsSephils

256, Lot 0091, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at DumDum

7 marks

7 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.

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About this record

This 3 July 1842 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 256, lot 0091, (2025).