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5 April 1849 Sultapore HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
5 April 1849
Description
1849 Sultapore – Mussauree inland entire, with Sultapore Giles 1 "SULTAPORE/Bearing" despatch handstamp, date "5 Apl 49" & rate "8as" (bearing 8A double-letter inland postage, for a letter between ½–1 Tolah, sent between 500–600 miles; the distance between Sultapore and Mussauree was around 520 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
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About this record
This 5 April 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.