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Date
1815
Description
"MYSOOR/POSTPAID" Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete oval strike in red.
Auction
Provenance
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3045
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mysore
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mysore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, (2016); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3045, (2025).