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1849 Mangalore HG 3 Cover

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1849 Mangalore HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-1385
Mangalore HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1385)
Mangalore HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1385)
Mangalore HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1385)

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Date

1849

Description

1849 MANGALORE Paid Giles 3 on folded entire to UK, with boxed AM, Madras G.P.O., UK transit and delivery

Auction

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9, Lot 20

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Other recorded marks at Mangalore

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mangalore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mangalore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 9, lot 20.