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Date
23 June 1819
Description
1819 Bareily – London entire via Calcutta & Cape route, with Bareily Giles 1 "BAREILY/Pt Pd" despatch handstamp, date "23rd June" (on front side) & rate "1Rs 2as" (paid 1R2A or 18A, comprising 15A single-letter inland postage to Calcutta + 3A outward sea postage) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G4 "CALCUTTA/JLY 10/GENERAL POST OFFICE" receipt & Giles SD6 "CALCUTTA/10 July 1819/POST NOT PAID" (as British packet postage was not paid, sent bearing from India) applied. Sent to the UK through the Cape route via sailing ship TRIUMPH; in the UK, transited through Falmouth & sent to London after applying "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" transit handstamp. At London, "A/31 DE 31/1819" receipt mark applied. "1/4" (1s 4d, comprising 4d India–UK reduced ship postage + 1s Falmouth–London single-letter inland postage) bearing postage applied, which was collected from the recipient.
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Other recorded marks at Barelly
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Barelly are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 23 June 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barelly HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.