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Date
22 May 1856
Description
DATESTAMPS: 1856 (May 22) Envelope from Ramandroog to England with 1854 4a cut to shape and 2a green pair (touched at top), with « India Paid » crescent moon and London arrival hs adjacent, reverse with « RAMANDROOG / Paid. » box hs (unrecorded by Giles) and Bombay transit, envelope opened for display and with faults incl. reinforcement on reverse
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20405, (26 May 2014)
About this record
This 22 May 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ramandroog HG 1 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 20405, (26 May 2014).