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Date
26 December 1829
Description
India, Salem, 1829, "SALEM/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Faint strike in red with manuscript "Inland A9, The 26 December 1829" rate and date markings on back of folded letter to Westford, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In.1a), Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Dec. 29, Giles SD11), Madras (Dec. 29), and London (Mar. 27) transit backstamps, manuscript "1/3" rate marking, cover with some minor edgewear and small tear at top, Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10118, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Salem
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Salem are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 26 December 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Salem HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10118.