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Date
1837
Description
India, Tipperah, 1837, "TIPPERAH/Pt Pd" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 3). Clear strike with manuscript "16 April" date and "9" rate markings on back of 1837 folded letter to Hadley, Scotland, sender's directive "p first Ship" , framed "INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL" handstamp (Robertson In. 4a), bold Calcutta Ship Letter (Apr. 19) transit backstamp, manuscript "1/3" rate marking, cover with light overall wear and soiling, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10107, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tipperah
3 marks3 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.
About this record
This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10107.