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COV-4644

16 September 1856 Bimlipatam HG 2 Cover

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16 September 1856 Bimlipatam HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-4644
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Bimlipatam HG 2 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4644)
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Bimlipatam HG 2 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-4644)
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Date

16 September 1856

Description

India 1856 (Sep 16) folded letter from Bimlipatam to Pondicherry f.w. 1854 ½a blue, die I, with BIMLIPATAM ( ex Dutch Settlement) and PONDICHERRY Paid (French Settlement)

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Lot 267

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Other recorded marks at Bimlipatam

1 mark

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About this record

This 16 September 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bimlipatam HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, lot 267.