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Date
13 December 1837
Description
India 1837 postal history item featuring a wrapper from Ootacamund to Mysore. Handstruck postage markings include 'OOTACAMUND/ Bearing' and 'MYSORE/ Bearing'.
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 13 December 1837 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 577, lot 0086, (2026).