Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1855
Description
H.G. 1 : Letter posted from BOORHANPORE to INDORE, dated 8th July. Postage prepaid 2 as.This city is situated in Nimar district, Central Province. It belongs to Peshwa and was taken by General Wellesley's Army in 1803, but only become British territory in 1860.
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Other recorded marks at Boorhanpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Boorhanpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Boorhanpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.