COV-395
20 Dec 1827 Cuddalore HG 3A Cover
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Date
20 Dec 1827
Description
India, Cuddalore, 1827, "CUDDALORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Faint but just legible strike in red struck on back of folded letter datelined "Cuddalore, Dec. 20th, 1824" , addressed to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Jan. 2) transit and London (Apr. 22) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, letter written in a heavy hand causing bleed from the ink, Fine, a very rare strike, unlisted in Giles, with only two examples thought to exist
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10056, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cuddalore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuddalore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 20 Dec 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 3A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10056.