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25 February 1805 Seringapatam HG 3 Cover

Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
This 25 February 1805 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
Date
25 February 1805
Same office
Other recorded marks at Seringapatam
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Seringapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Seringapatam HG 1handstampBlack1799
- Seringapatam HG 2handstampBlack1801
- Seringapatam HG 4handstampBlack1800–1823
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
- Seringapatam HG 8handstampBlack1842
- Seringapatam HG 9handstampRed1841
- Seringapatam HG 10handstampBlack1848-53
- Seringapatam HG 11handstampRed1839
- Seringapatam HG 12handstampBlack1858
