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COV-283

9 July 1835 Mount HG 4 Cover

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9 July 1835 Mount HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-283
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Mount HG 4 pre stamp cover — back (COV-283)
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Date

9 July 1835

Description

India, Mount (St. Thomas's Mount), 1835, "MOUNT/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 4). Clear strike in red with manuscript "9th July 1835" date and rate markings on back of folded letter to Launceston, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In.3), Madras (Jul. 10) and Out Station Ship Letter (Jul. 10) transit datestamps, manuscript "2/2" and "2/3" rate markings, Very Fine

Auction

SpinkSpink

Giles, Lot 330, (Oct. 2000)

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10092, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

Provenance

"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mount

6 marks

6 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.

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About this record

This 9 July 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Giles, lot 330, (Oct. 2000); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10092.