COV-2337
18 August 1837 Poonamullee HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
18 August 1837
Description
LONDON/POONAMULLEE - “INDIA SOLDIER &c/3/LONDON” WITH UNFRAMED “POONAMULLEE/POST FREE”; 18 Aug. 1837 EL (some dusting & wear) from Poonamullee to Scotland headed & countersigned for the Concession Rate for a Private with a mainly fine large encircled “INDIA SOLDIER &c/3/LONDON” (Rob. In.Sol.3) on the front alongside a very fine unframed “POONAMULLEE/POST FREE” mark alongside. Attractive. PHOTO - see page 43.
Auction
Manning, Lot 140, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Poonamullee
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Poonamullee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 18 August 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poonamullee HG 3 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 140, (Sept. 2015).