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Date
1854
Description
1854 FUREEDPORE Bearing as HG 2 but different spelling on cover to Calcutta, from Maharani Swarnamayee correspondence
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ferreedpore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ferreedpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ferreedpore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 24.