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Date
September 1822
Description
Manuscript Dum Dum Cancel on a September 1822 cover sent to Barrackpore. It bears a Manuscript marking dated earlier than HG1 which imply the Dum Dum PO was working at least since 1822. It also bears a "PAID" unrecorded marking and Calcutta Type G5. The "PAID" mark was probably applied in Dum Dum and is perhaps the first recorded mark from Dum Dum. Do note Calcutta did not have a similar mark at that time.
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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.
- DumDum HG 1handstampBlack1825–1836
- DumDum HG 2handstampBlack1835–1837
- DumDum HG 3handstampBlack1843–1847
- DumDum HG 4handstampRed1841–1854
- DumDum HG 5handstampBlack1838–1845
- DumDum HG 6handstampRed1848
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About this DumDum pre stamp cover
COV-2192 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of September 1822 bearing the DumDum MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Manuscript Dum Dum Cancel on a September 1822 cover sent to Barrackpore. It bears a Manuscript marking dated earlier than HG1 which imply the Dum Dum PO was working at least since 1822. It also bears a "PAID" unrecorded marking and Calcutta Type G5. The "PAID" mark was probably applied in Dum Dum and is perhaps the first recorded mark from Dum Dum. Do note Calcutta did not have a similar mark at that time.
2 images of COV-2192 are recorded (front, back); the DumDum MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1822.
Questions about COV-2192
- What is COV-2192?
- COV-2192 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of September 1822, bearing the DumDum MN 1 manuscript marking. Manuscript Dum Dum Cancel on a September 1822 cover sent to Barrackpore. It bears a Manuscript marking dated earlier than HG1 which imply the Dum Dum PO was working at least since 1822. It also bears a "PAID" unrecorded marking and Calcutta Type G5. The "PAID" mark was probably applied in Dum Dum and is perhaps the first recorded mark from Dum Dum. Do note Calcutta did not have a similar mark at that time.
- How scarce is the DumDum MN 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades DumDum MN 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822.
- When was COV-2192 posted?
- COV-2192 is dated September 1822, within the recorded period of use of DumDum MN 1 (1822).
About this record
This September 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum MN 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.