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Date
15 August 1817
Description
India, Chittoor, 1817, "CHITTOOR POST OFFICE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles 2). Unusually strong strike though watery as often seen, with manuscript "the 15th August 1817" date added on back of folded letter to Major de Havilland in Madras, Madras (Aug. 17) arrival datestamp, small piece missing on flap from opening and mild vertical file folds, Fine strike which is noted as "rare" by Giles
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10025, — Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10025, Realized $250— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)
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 15 August 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 9054, lot 10025. Recorded prices realized: $250, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).