Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
May 1837
Description
MOUNT/POST PAID. 1837 : H.G. 4 : A entire folded sheet from MOUNT to SECUNDERABAD via MADRAS. Postage prepaid 10 as. A red capsule MOUNT/POST PAID in Red Colour was used during 1829-35. This cover being used quite late, extends the date 1837.
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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 May 1837 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.