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Hand Struck Stamps

COV-3298

1 June 1816 Houghly HG 1 Cover

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1 June 1816 Houghly HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-3298
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Houghly HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3298)
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Houghly HG 1 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-3298)
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Houghly HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-3298)
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Houghly HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-3298)
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Houghly HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-3298)
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Date

1 June 1816

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Other recorded marks at Houghly

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Houghly are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 1 June 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Houghly HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.