COV-4399
17 May 1842 Ootacamund HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Markand Dave FRPSL
Date
17 May 1842
Description
Giles Type 4(1838 - 54) "OOTACAMUND / 1842 May 10/ Paid" handstamp to MYSORE dated 17 May, 1842 Giles Type 4 (1837 - 53) "MYSORE / Paid", Postage Paid 1/2 As. in manuscript. Giles Type 4 is recorded in Red (In our case it is black).
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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 17 May 1842 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.