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Date
1844
Description
1844 (May 23) entire Nowgaum to Ootycamund via Madras bearing fine framed Bearing despatch with manuscript date, red G.P.O. transit above; fine
Auction
davidfeldman
Lot 50716
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nowgaum
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Nowgaum is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with davidfeldman, lot 50716.