COV-3684
21 December 1828 Benares HG 3 Cover
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Date
21 December 1828
Description
1828 "BENARES POST PAID" (HG3) circular in black on folded letter to London, with "CALCUTTA / G.P.O./SHIP LETTER / 21 DEC 1828" (Giles SD 8b) in black & "INDIA LETTER/**" rectangular cachet with handwritten "Only envelope to a formal transmitted from Mr. Robertson". Benares is a scarce handstamp along with "India Letter Portsmouth" martime cancellation with 10 annas postage paid
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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 15handstampBlack1847–1852
- Benares HG 16handstampBlack1846–1851
- Benares HG 17handstampRed1854
- Benares HG 18handstampBlack1851–1854
- Benares MN 1manuscript1808
About this record
This 21 December 1828 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 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded.