Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils
Date
10 February 1855
Description
India 1854 1a rare Lithograph cover from Mysore to Captain Geoff Nightingale of 1st Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent at Mominabad (Giles #1) redirected to Ellichpoor
Auction
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 10 February 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0044.