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Date
26 January 1825
Description
India, Masulipatam, 1825, "MASULIPATAM/BEARING" Oval Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Partially complete strike with manuscript ''A 10" rate and "26 Jany 1825" date added on back of folded letter to Col. Pepper in Madras, Madras (Jan. 30) arrival backstamp, Fine, a scarce strike which is unlisted in Giles
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10065, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Masulipatam
12 marks12 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 1handstampBlack1802–1808
- Masulipatam HG 2handstampBlack1814
- Masulipatam HG 3handstampBlack1817–1819
- Masulipatam HG 4handstampBlack1822
- Masulipatam HG 5handstampRed1831–1834
- Masulipatam HG 6handstampRed1838–1843
- Masulipatam HG 7handstampBlack1838
- Masulipatam HG 8handstampRed1838-43
- Masulipatam HG 9handstampRed1848–1851
- Masulipatam HG 10handstampRed1848-53
- Masulipatam HG 11handstampRed1850–1855
- Masulipatam HG 12handstampBlack1855
About this record
This 26 January 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Masulipatam HG 5A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10065.