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Date
1860
Description
India, Manuntaddy, 1860, "MANUNTAUDY POST OFFICE" Intaglio Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Two bold strikes (one across the fold) on folded letter datelined Sept. 6, 1860, with "On his Service" notated at top, letter with insect holes and severe ink erosion which affect strikes, still Fine, an unrecorded postal marking and possibly the only example recorded
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10086, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Manuntaddy
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Manuntaddy are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1860 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10086.