Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
This 28 January 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trivandrum HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.
Date
28 January 1836
Same office
Other recorded marks at Trivandrum
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Trivandrum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.