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COV-66

2 Feb 1824 Serampore HG 1 Cover

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2 Feb 1824 Serampore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-66
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Serampore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-66)
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Serampore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-66)
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Serampore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-66)
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Serampore HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-66)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

2 Feb 1824

Description

(Danish Settlement), Serampore, 1824, "Serampore Post Office 18__" Boxed Datestamp (Giles 1). Complete wrapper with original Bengali newspaper still within, excellent strike of "Serampore Post Office, 1824" three-line boxed datestamp with last two manuscript numbers, addressed to Khosalpur (British India), Very Fine, rare use of Serampore datestamp on wrapper with original newspaper, Serampore remained a Danish settlement until it was sold to the East India Company in 1845

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 1286, Lot 39

Provenance

"Magnolia"

Same office

Other recorded marks at Serampore

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Serampore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 2 Feb 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 39.