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COV-2369

December 1788 Vizagapatam HG 2 Cover

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December 1788 Vizagapatam HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2369
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Vizagapatam HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-2369)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Robson Lowe

Date

December 1788

Auction

Robson Lowe

Frenkle, Lot 16, (Jan. 1977)

Provenance

H.H. Frenkle

Same office

Other recorded marks at Vizagapatam

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vizagapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This December 1788 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizagapatam HG 2 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 Robson Lowe, Frenkle, lot 16, (Jan. 1977).