COV-3115

17 June 1838 Ootacamund HG 5 Cover

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17 June 1838 Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3115 — front

Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3115) — back

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Date

17 June 1838

Description

1838 small cover from Ootacamund to Madras with black segmented boxed ``OOTACAMUND / 1838 JUNE 17 / Bearning A8`` cachet (Gile Ty-5)

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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.

Ootacamund HG 1handstampRed1828-34
Ootacamund HG 2handstampBlack1828-35
Ootacamund HG 3handstampBlack1836–1838
Ootacamund HG 4handstampRed1838-53
Ootacamund HG 6handstampRed1838–1854

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About this record

This 17 June 1838 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 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.