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Date
1845
Description
India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), manuscript "Ned's last letter to me, J.F.", Very Fine, scarce with the unrecorded Chicacole strike which is similar to Giles 1 which is the "Paid" style
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7, Lot 10040, (05/14/2026)
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 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7, lot 10040, (05/14/2026).