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Date
1851
Description
1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tezpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Tezpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tezpore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 41.