COV-4475
11 June 1839 Ootacamund HG 4 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
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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 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded.