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COV-3471

18 June 1809 Chinoo Cover

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Chinoo Census forwarding agent cover — COV-3471
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

18 June 1809

Description

Entire letter sent from Guernsey to Seringapatnam on 18 June 1809, forwarded in London by Messrs Perchard & Brock. Rated 1s single with red "F Jun 22 1809" circular handstamp and Guernsey G2 mark. It reached Madras on 3 January 1810, where the HG4 "Post Not Paid" was applied with date slugs and 7 Fannams due ("from Europe PNP 7f"). The letter was then forwarded to Bangalore by tapal peon Chinno, noted in manuscript.