COV-4193
15 September 1835 Ootacamund HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
15 September 1835
Description
1835: H.G.2: Letter posted from OOTACAMUND [15 Sept.] to MADRAS [29 Sept.]. In fact the endorsement on the cover says, its a service letter, however, it was treated as bearing postage & evidently it was held by the Post Office until the postage was paid, when it was endorsed "Postage Remitted, P.M.G." on front-side, and handed over to the addressee. The letter must have had a bulky enclosure, as double postage was due amounting to Re. 1 as.2.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ootacamund
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ootacamund are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 15 September 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.