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Date
24 May 1851
Description
1851 Jessore – Calcutta inland entire, with unrecorded "JESSORE/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "24 May" & rate "6" (6A single letter Jessore–Calcutta inland postage, as under ¼ tolah wt.) paid by the sender, which was indicated by "৬" (Bengali numeral for 6) in manuscript as well. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G16 "G.P.O./1851 MY 27" receipt & large-sized boxed "AM" time mark applied.
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Other recorded marks at Jessore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Jessore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 24 May 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jessore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.