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Date
29 August 1831
Description
India, Mysore, 1831, "MYSORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Slightly watery though clear strike in red with manuscript "29th Augt 1831" date and "Rs 3 As 1" rate added on back of folded letter to Halstead, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In.4a), Madras Out Station (Sept. 2) and London (Jan. 12) transit backstamps, manuscript "3/1" crossed out and "3/2" rate markings, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10078, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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 29 August 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” 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 10078.