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Date
1850
Description
1850 GURBETTAH Bearing (West Bengal) unrecorded by Giles, on cover to Calcutta
Auction
About this record
This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gurbettah HG 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. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 22.