Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1840
Description
KURNOOL/FREE. 1840 : H.G. 3 : The letter posted from KURNOOL to MADRAS on 14th July. Being used by Government official, postage for this Half Tola letter was free. A red oval shaped KURNOOL/FREE was in use during 1840-1850. The usual Madras G.P.O./Date stamp and black framed AM were also added on arrival in Madras, for morning delivery.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kurnal (Mad)
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kurnal (Mad) are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnal (Mad) HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.