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1844 Sylhet HG 2 Cover

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1844 Sylhet HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1221
Sylhet HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1221)

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Date

1844

Description

1844 SYLHET Paid Giles 2 on folded letter to Major Fuessley, 28 Regt E.I., Calcutta

Auction

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5, Lot 19

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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 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sylhet HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 19.