Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
This 11 March 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tuticorin HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.
Date
11 March 1818
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tuticorin
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tuticorin are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.