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Date
10 December 1827
Description
Banda: 1827 entire to Calcutta showing boxed "BANDA/FULL Pt. Pd." in red with rate and year date in ms. (HG1, unrecorded in red); good strike and very rare
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Banda
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Banda are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 10 December 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Banda HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 12.