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COV-793

18 April 1799 Kristnagerry HG 1 Cover

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18 April 1799 Kristnagerry HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-793

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

18 April 1799

Description

1799 : H.G.1 : Letter posted from KRISTNAGERRY TO ENGLAND postage till MADRAS paid 6 as. British inland postage & ship postage was born by the recipient

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 391, (Oct. 2001)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Kristnagerry

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Kristnagerry is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 18 April 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kristnagerry HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 391, (Oct. 2001).