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Date
1856
Description
India 1856 Qv ½a, Imperf Lithograph, Die III, SG 9, greenish blue w/ good margins, cancelled w/ Cooper #6 "86" from Calicut to Madras GPO cover
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Calicut
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calicut are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calicut HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 108, lot 0053, (2025).