COV-3046

26 July 1864 Mysore HG 5 Cover

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26 July 1864 Mysore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3046 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

26 July 1864

Auction

Private

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Other recorded marks at Mysore

5 marks

5 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.

Mysore HG 1handstampBlack1815–1816
Mysore HG 2handstampRed1829-33
Mysore HG 3handstampBlack1826
Mysore HG 4handstampRed1837–1857
Mysore HG 6handstampRed1870

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About this record

This 26 July 1864 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.