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COV-689

1818 Samulcotah HG 1 Cover

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1818 Samulcotah HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-689
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Samulcotah HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-689)
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Date

1818

Description

"POSTPAID SAMULCOTAH" Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but clear two-line handstamp.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3064, (2025)

Provenance

  • •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3064

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Other recorded marks at Samulcotah

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Samulcotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Samulcotah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3064, (2025).