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Date
12 June 1828
Description
India, Negapatam, 1828, "NEGAPATAM/POST PAID" Framed Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Clearly struck in red on back of folded letter with "Point Caleymen, 12 June 1828, post paid Ten Annas" despatch docketing, addressed to Palamanair "near Chittoor" , flap with minor from opening, Very Fine strike
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10101, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Negapatam
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Negapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 12 June 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Negapatam HG 3 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10101.