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Date
17 June 1854
Description
Madura: 1854 (17 June) smali envelope to Ahmednugur showing a fair to good strikes of the extremely rare intaglio "POST OFFICE/iu.iouna" in pale.ed 1HG unrecorded) and boxed "MADURA"/date/Bearing" with rate (5 as) in ms. (HG 6). Possibly unique.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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 17 June 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 147.