Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private
This 29 June 1805 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Masulipatam HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.
Date
29 June 1805
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Masulipatam
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Masulipatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Masulipatam HG 2handstampBlack1814
- Masulipatam HG 3handstampBlack1817–1819
- Masulipatam HG 4handstampBlack1822
- Masulipatam HG 5handstampRed1831–1834
- Masulipatam HG 5Ahandstamp1825
- Masulipatam HG 6handstampRed1838-43
- Masulipatam HG 7handstampBlack1838
- Masulipatam HG 8handstampRed1838-43
- Masulipatam HG 9handstampRed1848-50
- Masulipatam HG 10handstampRed1848-53
- Masulipatam HG 11handstampRed1850s