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Date
10 October 1828
Description
India, Dindigul, 1828, "DINDIGUL/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in red with manuscript "As 11" rate added and "Post paid, Dindigul, 10 October 1828" date at top on back of folded cover (missing interior panel) to Pulamanair, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10070, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Dindigul
3 marks3 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.
About this record
This 10 October 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dindigul HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10070.