COV-3836

8 April 1845 Ootacamund HG 4 Cover

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8 April 1845 Ootacamund HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3836

Ootacamund HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3836)

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Date

8 April 1845

Description

India 1845 Prestamp cover from Ootacamund to Aberdeen, via Madras & Southampton, Giles #4, last year of usage, scarce Nilgiris origin East India Company maritime mail

Auction

Sephils

388, Lot 0081, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Ootacamund

5 marks

5 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.

Ootacamund HG 1handstampRed1828-34
Ootacamund HG 2handstampBlack1828-35
Ootacamund HG 3handstampBlack1836–1838
Ootacamund HG 5handstampBlack1837-54
Ootacamund HG 6handstampRed1838–1854

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About this record

This 8 April 1845 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 388, lot 0081, (2025).