COV-589
14 November 1818 Chittoor HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
14 November 1818
Description
1818 (Nov 14): Entire letter from Chittoor to Madras, with a very good strike of negative circular "CHITTOOR / POST OFFICE" postmark (Giles No. 2, 1816-19, 'rare'), manuscript 'pp 4 As' (postage paid 4 Annas) rate, obverse with oval "GPO NO 17 1818" arrival datestamp, full content from the well known correspondence to Thomas Fiott de Havilland, at that time Major and Superintending Engineer at Madras.
Auction
Auction 309-320, Spink Dec. 1999, Lot 65, Lot 1138
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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 14 November 1818 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 Corinphila Auctions, Auction 309-320, Spink Dec. 1999, Lot 65, lot 1138.