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Date
1841
Description
India 1841 cover from Ootacamund to Mysore featuring an unrecorded marking by Giles, with a double-stamped variety and 1anna franking paid to Yellwall, addressed to Van Ingen.
Auction
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 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 471, lot 0093, (2025).