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Date
21 April 1855
Description
India 1854 QV ½a, Lithograph, deep blue, Die I, Imperf strip of 3, SG4 on cover cancelled with thin dots from Madras to Quilon
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 21 April 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Quilon HG 5 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 Sephils, 108, lot 0054, (2025).