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Date
1849
Description
1849 LAWRENCE DOLAN LONDON LETTER TO MRS H A RAE AT OOTACOMUND MADRAS INDIA Unfortunately another page of text missing, to NEILGHERRIES HILLS area of INDIA with green and black bearing arrival datestamps on Reverse, endorsed 'via SOUTHAMPTON' and has red PAID C+ despatch datestamp of CHARING CROSS on the front.
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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 Ootacamund pre stamp cover
COV-4597 is an Ootacamund pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Ootacamund HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ootacamund postal history — the office known today as Udhagamandalam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1849 LAWRENCE DOLAN LONDON LETTER TO MRS H A RAE AT OOTACOMUND MADRAS INDIA Unfortunately another page of text missing, to NEILGHERRIES HILLS area of INDIA with green and black bearing arrival datestamps on Reverse, endorsed 'via SOUTHAMPTON' and has red PAID C+ despatch datestamp of CHARING CROSS on the front.
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
1 image of COV-4597 is recorded (front); the Ootacamund HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837-54.
Questions about COV-4597
- What is COV-4597?
- COV-4597 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Ootacamund HG 5 handstamp in black. 1849 LAWRENCE DOLAN LONDON LETTER TO MRS H A RAE AT OOTACOMUND MADRAS INDIA Unfortunately another page of text missing, to NEILGHERRIES HILLS area of INDIA with green and black bearing arrival datestamps on Reverse, endorsed 'via SOUTHAMPTON' and has red PAID C+ despatch datestamp of CHARING CROSS on the front.
- How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ootacamund HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837-54.
- What is the provenance of COV-4597?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4597 posted?
- COV-4597 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 5 (1837-54).
About this record
This 1849 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.