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Description
Rajemahal: 1820s (c.) native envelope (small portion missing where opened at left) showing a good strike of the oval intaglio "POST/RAJEMAHAL/Paid" (HG 1). A rare example of this primitive handstamp.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rajemahal
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajemahal are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajemahal HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 184.