COV-2446
19 July 1836 Ootacamund HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
19 July 1836
Description
1836 Ootacamund – Calcutta via Madras inland service cover, sent with Giles 3 "OOTACAMUND/FREE" handstamp, date "15 July 1836" applied in manuscript. As it was sent under military service, no postage was charged. Transited through Madras & there Giles MX4 "MADRAS/19 JY 19/1836" transit mark applied. Sent to Calcutta via Ganjam, and there Giles G9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/31 JUL/1836" receipt mark applied.
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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 19 July 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.