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Date
1857
Description
India 1857 Postal History Entire Letter from Cuddalore to the Government Central Museum in Madras, franked with 1/2a blue stamp tied by rare 106 numeral cancellation
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cuddalore
7 marks7 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 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 710, lot 0031, (2026).