COV-1670
14 June 1824 Serampore HG 1 Cover
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Date
14 June 1824
Description
1824 Serampore – Gauhatty inland entire, with Giles 1 "SERAMPORE /POST OFFICE /18....." dispatch hand stamp, date "14th June 21" & paid rate "5as" (5A single letter inland rate to Gauhatty, for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript.
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Other recorded marks at Serampore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Serampore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 14 June 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Serampore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.