COV-771
1828 Rajemahal HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1828
Description
1828 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from RAJEMAHAL with a beautiful intaglio octagonal seal of the sender to Maloonsaheb, Lt. Nabab, Governor of BIHAR. In Urdu, vernacular Indian language the year written in Hijary as 1244 equivalent to 1828 English year. The weight of the letter 1.28 Sicca is also mentioned. Postage prepaid by the sender
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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 1828 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.