Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
2 January 1857
Description
JC TYPE 6: Group of 16 covers with one 1a litho cover, one with unrecorded Giles hs, all neatly mounted and written up on 6 album pages, a fine group
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20312, (26 May 2014)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Quilon
5 marks5 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 2 January 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Quilon HG 5 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 David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20312, (26 May 2014).