COV-227
9 June 1817 Chittoor HG 2 Cover
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Date
9 June 1817
Description
India, Chittoor, 1817, "CHITTOOR POST OFFICE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles 2). Mostly legible strike over flap with manuscript "Chittoor the 9th June 1817" despatch date marking on folded letter to Madras, manuscript "Post Paid 3 fs" rate notation, Madras (Jun. 11) arrival datestamp, cover with couple minor file folds, still Fine, noted as rare by Giles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10034, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chittoor
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chittoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 9 June 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittoor HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10034.