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Date
5 July 1840
Description
India 1840 Quilon (Giles Type 4) to Madras official mail pre-stamp entire with 'Quilon Free' and 'Quilon Paid' strikes in red, featuring GPO Madras strike. Historical postal service item.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Quilon
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Quilon are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 5 July 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Quilon HG 4 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 Sephils, 471, lot 0096, (2025).