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Date
1822
Description
NELLORE/POST PAID — UNRECORDED COLOUR. 1825: H.G. 2 : Letter from NELLORE to MADRAS, weigh 5 3/4 th Rs., postage charged Rs.10 As 8. Giles recorded this type used in black colour in 1822. This cover having the same postmark in red colour used in 1825. Both Letters addressed to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nellore
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nellore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nellore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.