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Date
27 March 1857
Description
INDIA, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Horizontal pair, large to ample margins, manuscript cancel and tied by "C/107" dotted cancel on folded cover to Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, red Cuddalore Paid Mar. 27, 1857 boxed despatch datestamp on back, sender's directive "per Steamer via Madras & Singapore", red "INDIA PAID" crescent and "Rg House No. 1" boxed handstamps, red Madras (Mar. 28) transit backstamp, pair with minor toning around edges, cover with ink erosion causing some holes, still a Fine and rare destination
Auction
Sale 1301 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, Lot 6120
Provenance
Magnolia
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 27 March 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6120.