Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Description
1938 : H.G. 3: Letter posted from OOTACAMUND [19 Sept.] to CALICUT. The letter was on government Service, hence postage
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 pre-1854 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.