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Date
1856
Description
INDIA: 1856 (July) envelope from Hoonsoor to Bungay, Suffolk, franked with cut-to-shape 1854-55 4a blue & red, 4th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, Pos.7 (SG23) and vertical pair 1854-55 1a deep red, Die II (SG13), each cancelled by Type 6 Hoonsoor 'C/14' obliterator, with red circular-framed "INDIA PAID", manuscript "6", red London 21.8.56 transit and green Bungay 21.8.56 arrival cds, backstamped framed Hoonsoor Paid dated "3-7-56" in manuscript, with red framed "56 JY 7" transit datestamp
Certificates
BPA Cert -87,352
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hoonsoor
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Hoonsoor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hoonsoor HG 1A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. Certified: BPA Cert -87,352.