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Date
18 May 1852
Description
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Auction
Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chingleput
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chingleput are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 18 May 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chingleput HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025).