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Date
5 July 1831
Description
India, Vellore, 1831, "VELLORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Excellent strike in red on back of 1831 folded letter to Madras, manuscript "The 5th July 1831" despatch date and "P P as 5" rate markings, Madras (Jul. 6) arrival backstamp, cover with minor edgewear, Very Fine, rarely encountered this choice
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10115, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vellore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vellore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 5 July 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vellore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10115.