COV-4475
11 June 1839 Ootacamund Cover
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Date
11 June 1839
Description
By June, 1839 the colour of the "OOTACAMUND/date/Paid" stamp had a definite reddish tint, shewn here on a remnant of a letter with 3 annas postage paid to Mysore. A fine example of the "MYSORE/PAID" receipt stamp in orange is
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 Ootacamund pre stamp cover
COV-4475 is an Ootacamund pre stamp cover of 11 June 1839 bearing the Ootacamund HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ootacamund postal history — the office known today as Udhagamandalam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
By June, 1839 the colour of the "OOTACAMUND/date/Paid" stamp had a definite reddish tint, shewn here on a remnant of a letter with 3 annas postage paid to Mysore. A fine example of the "MYSORE/PAID" receipt stamp in orange is
1 image of COV-4475 is recorded (front); the Ootacamund HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1856.
Questions about COV-4475
- What is COV-4475?
- COV-4475 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 11 June 1839, bearing the Ootacamund HG 4 handstamp in red. By June, 1839 the colour of the "OOTACAMUND/date/Paid" stamp had a definite reddish tint, shewn here on a remnant of a letter with 3 annas postage paid to Mysore. A fine example of the "MYSORE/PAID" receipt stamp in orange is
- How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ootacamund HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1856.
- When was COV-4475 posted?
- COV-4475 is dated 11 June 1839, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 4 (1838–1856).
About this record
This 11 June 1839 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 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded.