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30 October 1849 Mangalore HG 3 Cover
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Date
30 October 1849
Description
1849 Mangalore – Aberdeen overland entire via Madras & Southampton, with Giles 3 "MANGALORE/1849 Sept 5/Paid" handstamp, rate "6 As" (paid 6A single-letter inland postage to Madras, as the distance was between 400 to 600 miles) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles MX6 "GPO/1849 SE 11" & "AM" transit marks applied. Sent to London via the Southampton route, with "1/" India–UK bearing rate for a letter under ½ oz applied in manuscript. At London, "OR/30 OC 30/1849" transit mark applied, and at Aberdeen the delivery mark applied. Bearing 1s was collected from the recipient.
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Other recorded marks at Mangalore
5 marks5 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.
About this record
This 30 October 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.