Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private
Date
5 November 1855
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.
About this record
This 5 November 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trivandrum HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.