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Date
4 June 1843
Description
India 1843 (Jun 4) PALAMCOTAH Free Giles 9 in red on Soldier's letter countersigned by E.W. Dance, Lieut. Commanding Detachment Artillery, to UK with oval INDIA and "2"
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Palamcotah
10 marks10 other pre-1854 postal markings of Palamcotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Palamcotah HG 1handstampBlack1787–1792
- Palamcotah HG 1AhandstampBlack1792
- Palamcotah HG 2handstampMauve1819–1823
- Palamcotah HG 3handstampRed1832-36
- Palamcotah HG 3Ahandstamp1829
- Palamcotah HG 4handstampBlack1831-36
- Palamcotah HG 5handstampRed1837-49
- Palamcotah HG 6handstampBlack1838-39
- Palamcotah HG 7handstampRed1856
- Palamcotah HG 8handstampBlack1840
About this record
This 4 June 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Palamcotah HG 9 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, Stampbay 21th Auction - India Exclusive, lot 24, (August 29 2026).