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COV-577

2 December 1820 Sylhet HG 1 Cover

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2 December 1820 Sylhet HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-577
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Sylhet HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-577)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

2 December 1820

Auction

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Sylhet

1 mark

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

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About this record

This 2 December 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.