Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
2 April 1831
Description
OOLUNDOORPETTAH/OOTACAMUND/POONA/POONAMULLEE - VARIED PAID MARKS INC. RARE TYPE; 2 Apr. 1831 EL (long cross-written family letter; flap faults) from “Camp Oolundoorpettah” to Scotland with a mainly very fine rare red oval-framed “OOLUNDOORPETTAH/POST PAID” (HG1; only known 1831 and rare - a small sub-office of Cuddapah - light fold) on the flap with fair red boxed “INDIA LETTER/DEVONPORT” on the front, 6 Feb. 1845 EL (cut flap) “Per Precursor steamer from Madras” to Scotland with mainly fine boxed red “OOTACAMUND/Paid” (HG4), 9 Apr. 1823 E (side-flaps removed) to Ireland (blue mileage mark for redirection) with mainly fine bold red encircled “Poonah/POST PAID” c.d.s. with v. fine boxed “INDIA LETTER./DEAL”, and 31 July 1824 E (side-flaps removed) to London with rare oval-framed “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1; in black in 1824 or in red in 1834 only) overstruck by fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON”. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Auction
Manning, Lot 109, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
About this record
This 2 April 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Oolundoorpettah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 109, (Sept. 2015).