Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
17 October 1844
Description
Entire posted from Dum Dum to London with "Dum Dum/ Paid" All India Type HG4 handstamp in red color on 17th October 1844 with postage of seven annas paid overland via Mersellies along with India oval handstamp on the front.
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 17 October 1844 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.