Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1827
Description
1827 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MADURA [11 June] to Madras, weight 5 3/4 th Rupees, Postage charged Rs. 3 As. 12. Following the defeat of Tipu Sultan, the District of Madura came into the British hands in 1801.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Madura
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Madura are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.