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COV-1859

June 1786 Ganjam HG 1 Cover

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June 1786 Ganjam HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1859
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Ganjam HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1859)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

June 1786

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 109

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Ganjam

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ganjam 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 June 1786 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ganjam HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 109.