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Date
1841
Description
India, Mangalore, 1841, "MANGALORE/1841 November 16/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 3). Clear strike in red with manuscript "2 As" rate added on back of folded letter to Van Ingen at Yellwall, Very Fine and choice strike, Van Ingen were famous taxidermists based in Mysore
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10064, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
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 1841 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10064.