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Date
30 September 1843
Description
1843 Chunar – Rewah inland entire, with Chunar Giles 2 "CHUNAR/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "30 Sepr. 1843" & rate "2 as" (paid 2A double-rate inland postage to Rewah for a letter between ½–1 Tolah wt., sent between 100–200 miles; Chunar–Rewah distance was around 120 miles) applied in manuscript, addressed to Rajah Bissonath Singh Bahadur of Rewah State. No delivery mark applied.
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Other recorded marks at Chunar
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chunar are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 30 September 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chunar HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.