Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1836
Description
1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from CAMP near ALLYGHUR to DINAPORE by Major Commanding Officer 3rd Regiment. Since service letter no postage was charged. The writer has even signed on the envelope, with designation as per the rule of the service letter.
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Other recorded marks at Allyghur
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Allyghur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.