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Date
27 August 1843
Description
1843 (Aug) Entire letter sent from Ootacamund to Edinburg with oval INDIA and OOTACAMUND/PAID 10as (Giles #4) hand stamped in red along with small rectangular boxed G.P.O./1843 Aug. 27 and arrival ds....
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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 27 August 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.