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Date
1838
Description
India, Derah, 1838, "DERAH DOON/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with manuscript "1-2-" rate added on folded letter datelined Feb. 14, 1838, addressed to Madras, red framed "PM" handstamp, red Madras G.P.O. (Mar. 9) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike of this unrecorded postal marking
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10064, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Derah
3 marks3 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.
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Derah HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10064.