COV-2381
25 June 1827 Benares HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
25 June 1827
Description
1827 Benares – Calcutta inland entire, with Benares Giles 3 "BENARES/18../POST PAID" despatch handstamp, "Sultanpore" (written from there), date "17th June 1827" & "Pt Pd 8as" (written on front side, indicating 8A paid by the sender for the single letter rate, as not exceeding 1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript. Reached Calcutta on 25th June, and there Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/25 JU 25/1827" receipt & "PM" delivery time mark applied.
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Other recorded marks at Benares
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Benares are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Benares HG 1handstampBlack1810–1820
- Benares HG 2handstampBlack1811
- Benares HG 4handstampBlack1827-35
- Benares HG 5handstampBlack1829
- Benares HG 6handstampBlack1832–1835
- Benares HG 7handstampRed1838–1853
- Benares HG 8handstampBlack1839–1852
- Benares HG 9handstampRed1839-45
- Benares HG 10handstampRed1839
- Benares HG 11handstampBlack1850–1856
- Benares HG 12handstampRed1845–1850
- Benares HG 13handstampBlack1847-53
- Benares HG 14handstampRed1844
- Benares HG 15handstampBlack1847–1852
- Benares HG 16handstampBlack1845–1851
- Benares HG 17handstampRed1854
- Benares HG 18handstampBlack1851–1854
- Benares MN 1manuscript1808
About this record
This 25 June 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Benares HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded.