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Date
4 October 1822
Description
1822 (Oct) entire from Madras with ``MADRAS G.P.O./4 OC 4/1822/SHIPLETTER`` in black oval cachet with Post Paid 4a handwritten to London
Auction
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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 4 October 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddapah MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.