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COV-1376

1843 Ootacamund HG 5 Cover

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1843 Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-1376
Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1376)
Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1376)
Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1376)
Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 5 (COV-1376)
Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 6 (COV-1376)

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Date

1843

Description

1843 OOTACAMUND Bearing Giles 5 on folded entire from UK to Madras, BOMBAY Bearing Giles 20 transit

Auction

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9, Lot 8

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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.

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About this record

This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 9, lot 8.