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COV-808

26 April 1810 Sylhet HG 1 Cover

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26 April 1810 Sylhet HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-808

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

26 April 1810

Description

1809: H.G. H.G.1 Letter from SYLHET SYLHET Apr.] written by Thomas Tweedie, Surgeon of the British Civil station atSYLHET to SCOTLAND [13 Apr. 1810].

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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 26 April 1810 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.