COV-532

Mysore HG 6 Cover

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Mysore HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-532 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Auction

India Study Circle

Provenance

Ex Giles Ex David Padgham Ex Max Smith

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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 5handstampBlack1837–1864

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About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 6 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 India Study Circle.