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Date
18 March 1836
Description
India, Muddekerry, 1836, "MUDDEKERRAY/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2, 1993 Supplement). Faint but clear strike in red with manuscript "18th March 1836" date added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, red framed "PM" handstamp, Madras (Mar. 23) transit and Calcutta (Apr. 3) arrival backstamps, Fine and very rare, few examples are thought to exist
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10074, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Muddekerry
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Muddekerry is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 18 March 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muddekerry HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” 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 10074.