COV-2972

6 May 1830 Sheerghotty HG 1 Cover

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6 May 1830 Sheerghotty HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2972 — front

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Date

6 May 1830

Description

1830: Letter from Sheerghotty (6 May.)via Calcutta (10 May.), Plymouth-London-Edinburgh to Ayr, Scotland (16 Nov.). Transit time: Prepaid: Inland Inland as. and Ship postage postage as. (as per G.P.O. Notice of of De. De.1819) 194 days Bearing: India letter rate 4d. + Inland (687 miles) 1/4 7 as.

About this record

This 6 May 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sheerghotty HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.