(sold for $2398.0)
† Coins of India. East India Company. Bengal Presidency, Copper 1-Anna Token or “Postal Ticket”, issued by the Patna Postmaster at the inception of the General Post Office in Bengal, April 1774 (KM Tn1; Pr 364).About extremely fine, superb for issue, an important piece of Indian history. According to Pridmore “They were sold in quantity to persons who made frequent use of the “Dawk” (the postal system). It was a means for ensuring that servants of persons handing letters for dispatch could have the required fees available and avoided the use of money. Postage fees were single letter every 100 miles 2-Annas” Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £500-800
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