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Date
24 September 1846
Description
India, Dum Dum, 1846, "DUM DUM/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 7). Mostly clear strike in red with manuscript "24 Sept 1846" date added on back of soldier's concessionary rate cover to Inverness, Scotland, "From Bombr E. Fraser, No. 4233 Apr. Teacher Arty. Regt. School, Dum Dum" endorsement, properly countersigned by commanding officer, red framed "INDIA" handstamp
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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 24 September 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 10041.