COV-1053
12 April 1837 Cuddapah HG 3 Cover
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Date
12 April 1837
Description
Cuddapah: 1837 (12 April) entire letter to London with various rate notations, showing &a1]1eJ "r:LIID-{PAH/PoSr - ;i;f, in purple irrC 5,-J,"*l"ia.J i" ihl, .otor4 good strike, also *our srarroN/l,tarR-\s sHi: r: rrER ' ovrl d s' igc soril ,'rd bo".d l'r*rr^ ,rrru*/PORTSMOUTH"-scarce and in fine condition
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cuddapah
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuddapah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 12 April 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddapah HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 72.