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Description
1826 (10 July) entire letter to London with fine double ring "calcutta/general post office" handstamp with date inserted by hand on the front, red Calcutta datestamp of 17 July, framed "india letter/milford" (Robertson In. 1) on the reverse; fine and very scarce. Photo
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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 7handstampRed1840-53
- Benares HG 8handstampBlack1839–1852
- Benares HG 9handstampRed1839-45
- Benares HG 10handstampRed1839
- Benares HG 11handstampBlack1850-56
- Benares HG 12handstampRed1845-50
- Benares HG 13handstampBlack1847-53
- Benares HG 14handstampRed1844
- Benares HG 15handstampBlack1852
- Benares HG 16handstampBlack1846–1851
- Benares HG 17handstampRed1854
- Benares HG 18handstampBlack1851–1854
- Benares MN 1manuscript1808
About this record
This 1826 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 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 19029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale, lot 1316, (1826).