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COV-3329

28 July 1843 Houghly HG 4 Cover

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28 July 1843 Houghly HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3329
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Houghly HG 4 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3329)
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Houghly HG 4 pre stamp cover — front (COV-3329)
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Houghly HG 4 pre stamp cover — front (COV-3329)
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Date

28 July 1843

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Other recorded marks at Houghly

3 marks

3 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 28 July 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Houghly HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.