COV-509
12 August 1826 Vizagapatam HG 4 Cover
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Date
12 August 1826
Description
India, Vizagapatam, 1826, "VIZAGAPATAM/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 4). Mostly clear strike in red with manuscript "12th August 1826" date and "As 12" rate added on back of folded outer lettersheet to Madras, Madras (Aug. 18) arrival backstamp, Fine and scarce, this is the earliest year recorded by Giles
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10100, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vizagapatam
7 marks7 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.
About this record
This 12 August 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizagapatam HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10100.