Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
3 August 1833
Description
LONDON/MOUNT - “INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON” WITH FRAMED “MOUNT/Free” VIA MADRAS; 3 Aug. 1833 EL (stained top left corner of address side) from Madras to Ireland headed & countersigned for the Concession Rate for a Horse Artillery Gunner with a remarkably fine large encircled “INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON” (Rob. In.Sol.4) on the front alongside a very fine framed “MOUNT/Free” mark (stain) alongside. Attractive usage. PHOTO - see page 43
Auction
Manning, Lot 139, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mount
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mount are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 3 August 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 139, (Sept. 2015).