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Date
13 January 1811
Description
Ellore: 1811 (13 Jan.) entire letter (toned and split around edges) written from Samulcotah to London showing a good strike of the extremeiy rare oval-framed "POST PAID/EuonE" (HG unrecorded
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ellore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ellore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 13 January 1811 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ellore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 82.