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Date
21 January 1835
Description
1835 : Cover from U.K. (21 Jan.) per ship 'GENERAL KYDD' (1200 Tons) via Calcutta (3 Jun.) to Patna (7 Jun.). Redirected to Simla (17 Jun.) hip postage to any Indian Port 3 as, Transfer to Port near Calcutta (Captains' half bounty) 6 ngland to Cal. 1 an., Patna 7 as. = 11.6 as. Redirected to Simla 7 as. Total bearing Re. 1.6. This H/S : Inl'd Ptg/Ship Do/TransFr Do' used in Calcutta from 1835-39. Note: The date and month in H/S CALCUTTA/G.P.O. are inverted.
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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 6handstampBlack1823–1829
- Patna HG 7handstampBlack1824–1829
- Patna HG 9handstampMauve1830
- Patna HG 10handstampBlack1831-35
- 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 21 January 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.