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Date
1838
Description
India, Tipperah, 1838, "TIPPERA/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 4). Clear strike with manuscript "9 Febry" date and "1" (anna) rate added on back of 1838 folded letter to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 2), Calcutta Ship Letter (Feb. 12) transit and London (Jul. 16) arrival backstamps, manuscript "2/-" rate marking, extensive and detailed letter which includes the opium trade, India's production and the income generated for the East India Company, Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10108, — 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 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10108.