Pre Stamps Covers of East India Company & Victoria Period

Pre-Stamp Cover, Letter folded as Cover, 12 Annas, 1840, Tirhoot to Calcutta, with a three-compartment rectangular Red dispatch seal&nbsp;&ldquo;TIRHOOT|&nbsp;1840 December 13th | Paid 12As.&rdquo;, value 12 Annas and date 13th are hand endorsed, this rectangular seal has all three compartments closed, it is unrecorded in Giles. Another Red rectangular cancellation seal of two lines&nbsp;&#39;GPO 1840&#39; and a Black seal &#39;AM&#39; is clearly visible. Addressed to&nbsp;&quot;Messrs Bagshaw and Co. Calcutta&quot;, good condition, Extremely&nbsp;Rare.

Note:&nbsp;The majority of Pre-Stamp covers from Tirhoot are seldom offered in auctions and are difficult to procure. A major feature of Tirhoot&#39;s historical significance in 1840 was its association with the cultivation of indigo and the subsequent Indigo Revolt, its cultural and intellectual legacy, and its contribution to a broader social and political awakening in India.

The Tirhut or Mithila region is located primarily in the northern and northwestern parts of Bihar. Among the districts included in this region are Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi,

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