COV-4074

Ootacamund HG 5 Cover

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Ootacamund HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4074 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Entire posted from Nowgaum to Ootacamund without any post paid along with "Nowgaum/ Bearing" all India type HG5 handstamp in black color with 6 annas bearing postage.

Same office

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 4handstampRed1838–1856
Ootacamund HG 6handstampRed1838–1854

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About this record

This pre-1854 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.