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16 July 1799 Dindigul HG 1 Cover

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16 July 1799 Dindigul HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1542
Dindigul HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1542)
Dindigul HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1542)

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Date

16 July 1799

Description

1899 DINDIGUL PACK W. 2 ounces Giles 1 on folded entire to London addressed to De Havilland. Giles records 1 example only

Auction

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15, Lot 21

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Other recorded marks at Dindigul

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Dindigul are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 16 July 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dindigul HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 21.