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Date
1849
Description
1849 Letter from TIRHOOT with b/s "PAID", HG Type 2*, in red per overland mail, via Bombay and London, addressed to Portobello in Scotland. (Very late usage of Tirhoot handstamp.)
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Other recorded marks at Tirhoot
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tirhoot are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tirhoot HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.