Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
14 April 1815
Description
CV or Estimate 3175 c Camp Post Paid. red two-line straightline handstamp on 14th April, 1815 folded letter from Camp Mssoor to Bangalore, fresh and very fine.Camp Post Paid. red two-line straightline handstamp on 14th April, 1815 folded letter from Camp Mssoor to Bangalore, fresh and very fine.
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Provenance
"Sapphire"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Camp
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Camp are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 14 April 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Camp HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Sapphire, lot 3175, (Oct. 2010).