Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1803
Description
This handstamp : "CAMP/POST PAID" is in red colour. However, this type of cancellation was only reported in black colour during 1803-1820.
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 1803 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Camp HG 2A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.