COV-2870

13 September 1849 Ootacamund HG 6 Cover

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13 September 1849 Ootacamund HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-2870

Ootacamund HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-2870)

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Date

13 September 1849

Auction

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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 5handstampBlack1837-54

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About this record

This 13 September 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 6 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 NityaPushta.