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Date
15 March 1850
Description
1850 Baltimore, USA–Guntoor/Gunturu unpaid letter written on Mar 15,1850, privately carried upto Madras/Chennai and posted at the Triplicane/Tiruvallikkeni RH, Madras/Chennai indicated by the Giles MX9 (ex-MX14) Rg. House No.3 oblong mark of Triplicane/Tiruvallikkeni Receiving House, Madras/Chennai with Giles 20 tripartite rectangular Bearing mark dt. 1850 May 30 of Madras/Chennai GPO, indicating 2A due and Giles 4 rectangular Bearing receiving mark dt. 20 June 1850 of Guntoor/Gunturu. The letter was sent to American missionary George Jacob Martz (1822–1898) of Lutheran Mission, stationed in Guntoor/Gunturu.
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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 15 March 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Guntoor HG 4 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 NityaPushta.