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February 1834 Anuntapoor HG 1 Cover

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February 1834 Anuntapoor HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2048

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

February 1834

Description

Anuntapoor: 1834 (Feb.) small native envelope to Madras, the reverse showing fine strike of the framed reddish purple "ANUNTAPOOR/POST PAID" (HG 1), part Madras arrival datestamp adjacent; fine and very scarce. Photo.

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 314, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Anuntapoor

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Anuntapoor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This February 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Anuntapoor HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 314, (Oct. 2000).