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Date
1854
Description
India 1854 4as (2) Lithograph cover, 2nd Printing, from Ootacamund via Madras & Southampton to Scotland
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 1854 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 129, lot 0062, (2025).