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1817 Seringapatam HG 4 Cover
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Date
1817
Description
INDIA, 1817 "Post Free Seringapatam". Red oval handstamp (Giles Ty. 4) marking on folded letter (written in English) datelined in 1817 to Mysore, some splitting along folds, Fine strike of this rare stampless postal marking
Auction
Lot 4282
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Other recorded marks at Seringapatam
12 marks12 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 3handstampBlack1801–1815
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
- Seringapatam HG 8handstampBlack1842
- Seringapatam HG 9handstampRed1839–1841
- Seringapatam HG 10handstampBlack1848–1853
- Seringapatam HG 11handstampRed1839
- Seringapatam HG 12handstampBlack1858
- Seringapatam MN 1manuscript1810
About this record
This 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with siegelauctions 1170 11/15-16/2017 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 4282.