Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
31 August 1836
Description
1836 Private Service Entire Letter from Gya to Calcutta having ``GYA SERVICE/31 Aug/1836`` in rectangular & ``A.M.`` in box cachet along with red circular arrival cachet on front, some moth holes
Same office
Other recorded marks at Gya
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gya are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 31 August 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gya HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.