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10 August 1845 Derah HG 3 Cover

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10 August 1845 Derah HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-1338
Derah HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1338)

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Date

10 August 1845

Description

1845 DERAH DOON Bearing HG 3 (Giles records usage in 1848 only, this is used 3 years earlier) on fl from Cawnpore with CAWNPORE Bearing HG 10

Auction

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8, Lot 14

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Other recorded marks at Derah

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Derah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 10 August 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Derah HG 3 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 14.