COV-3388

25 September 1843 DumDum HG 5 Cover

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25 September 1843 DumDum HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3388 — front

DumDum HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3388) — back

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Date

25 September 1843

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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.

DumDum HG 1handstampBlack1825-36
DumDum HG 2handstampBlack1835–1837
DumDum HG 3handstampBlack1843–1847
DumDum HG 4handstampRed1841–1854
DumDum HG 6handstampRed1848
DumDum HG 7handstampRed1842–1848
DumDum MN 1manuscript1822

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About this record

This 25 September 1843 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.