Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1854
Description
India, Guntoor, 1854, "GUNTOOR/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 5). Complete and mostly clear strike in red with manuscript "12th-4-54" date marking on large-sized cover to the Supreme Court in Madras, signed by the Assistant Magistrate at bottom left and manuscript "On Service" , framed "AM" and negative intaglio seal handstamps on back, red Madras G.P.O. arrival backstamp, cover with some minor file folds, Very Fine, a rare marking — this is the exact example used by Giles for inclusion in his book
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10049, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Guntoor HG 5 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 9020, lot 10049.