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Date
2 June 1831
Description
Hurryhur: 1831 (2 June) entire letter from an Officer taking part in the Mysore Rebellion, to his father in London and redirected to France showing, on reverse, superb framed "HURRYHUR/POST PAID" in brown, "OUT STATION/MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" oval datestamp (HG SD11), Madras oval datestamp (HG MX4), part Dartmouth India Letter handstamp and three U.K. c.d.s., "ANGLETERRE" handstamp on face; fascinating contents regarding the writer's various military adventures. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hurryhur
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hurryhur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 2 June 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hurryhur HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 374, (Oct. 2000).