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Date
1827
Description
1827 Cuddapah – London entire via Madras & Cape route, with Cuddapah Giles 3 "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" hand stamp, rate "P. Paid 7 As" (paid 7A inland letter under 1 tolah, sent between 150 to 180 miles, distance of Cuddapah–Madras was 171 miles via Tappal Road), at Madras Giles SD11 "OUT STATION/MADRAS/9 AP 9/1827/SHIP LETTER" & Giles MX4 "MADRAS/9 AP 9/1827" transit marks applied, reached UK via Gravesend & there "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" mark & bearing postage "1/4" (1s inland postage for letter between 1/4 to 1/2 oz, sent above 20 miles but under 30 miles, distance of Gravesend–London was around 23 miles, & 4d inward ship letter postage not exceeding 3 oz.) applied in manuscript, finally reached London & "A/11 OC 11/1827" receipt mark applied, bearing postage collected from the recipient.
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Provenance
Santosh MS
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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 1827 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 Private.