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Date
12 December 1824
Description
Guntoor: 1.824 (12 Dec.) entire letter (climatically toned) to Madras_showlng a fine strike of the rare oval-framed ,,GUNTOOR/poir PAID".with ms. date and rare "9 Ans" aloigside (HG 2).
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor Santosh MS
Same office
Other recorded marks at Guntoor
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Guntoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 12 December 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Guntoor HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 94.