COV-1165
8 February 1823 Nuddeah HG 1 Cover
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Date
8 February 1823
Description
1823 Nuddea – Chandernagore inland entire, with Nuddea Giles 1 "NUDDEA/POST OFFICE/Pt. Pd./SA. WT./.....18.." despatch handstamp, rate "2a", weight "1" (1 sicca weight or 1 tolah, basic weight), & date "8 Feby. 23" applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied. Scarce usage to the French Settlement of Chandernagore.
Auction
Provenance
Santosh MS
Certificates
RPSL 230535
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nuddeah
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nuddeah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 8 February 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nuddeah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 2, lot 5. Certified: RPSL 230535.