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COV-1582

9 May 1815 Tipperah HG 2 Cover

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9 May 1815 Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1582
Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1582)
Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1582)
Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1582)
Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 5 (COV-1582)
Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 6 (COV-1582)

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Date

9 May 1815

Description

1815 TIPPERAH PtPd Giles 2 magnificent and rare strike on folded letter to London via Calcutta with Bengal G.P.O. POST PAID Giles SD2

Auction

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15, Lot 61

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Other recorded marks at Tipperah

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tipperah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 9 May 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 61.