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15 April 1836 Hoshungabad HG 1 Cover

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15 April 1836 Hoshungabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2392
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Date

15 April 1836

Description

1836 Hoshungabad – Calcutta inland cover, with Hoshungabad Giles 1 "HOSHUNGABAD/Pt Pd/18.." dispatch handstamp, date "15 Apr 36" & rate "8As" (single-letter inland postage to Calcutta) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/27 AP 27/1836" & "PM" receipt & time mark applied.

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Other recorded marks at Hoshungabad

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One other pre-1854 postal marking of Hoshungabad is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 15 April 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hoshungabad HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.