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19 December 1819 Chittoor HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
19 December 1819
Description
1819 Chittoor – Madras inland entire, with Chittoor Giles 2 "CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE" handstamp, date "The 19th Decr. 1819" & rate "P. Pd 4As" (paid 4 annas or 3 fanams inland postage for a letter between 100 to 200 miles; distance from Chittoor to Madras was 123 miles via Tappal Road). At Madras, Giles MX2 "MADRAS/GPO/DE 21/1819" receipt mark applied.
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 19 December 1819 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.