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Date
10 June 1824
Description
India, Patna, 1824, "PATNA POST PAID/18__" Circular Datestamp (Giles 6). Bold strike but without added manuscript date added on back of 1824 folded cover (missing inner pages) to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 2), Calcutta (Jun. 10) transit and London (Nov. 13) arrival datestamps, manuscript "2/4" rate marking, slightly rough opening, Very Fine strike
Auction
Lot 3052, (Jun. 2024)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3052
Same office
Other recorded marks at Patna
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Patna are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Patna HG 1handstampBlack1785
- Patna HG 2handstampRed1795–1814
- Patna HG 3handstampBlack1797
- Patna HG 4handstampBlack1816
- Patna HG 5handstampBlack1818
- Patna HG 7handstampBlack1824–1829
- Patna HG 8handstampBlack1830–1835
- Patna HG 9handstampMauve1830
- Patna HG 10handstampBlack1831–1835
- Patna HG 10ahandstampRed1832
- Patna HG 11handstampBlack1834–1837
- Patna HG 12handstampBlack1835
- Patna HG 13handstampRed1837
- Patna HG 14handstampRed1838–1852
- Patna HG 14ahandstampRed1844
- Patna HG 15handstampBlack1839-47
- Patna HG 15ahandstampBlack1840
- Patna HG 16handstampRed1847-49
About this record
This 10 June 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3052, (Jun. 2024).