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Hand Struck Stamps

COV-2828

3 April 1838 Houghly HG 2 Cover

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3 April 1838 Houghly HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2828
Houghly HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-2828)

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Date

3 April 1838

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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 3 April 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Houghly HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.