COV-1865
28 September 1822 Vizianagarum HG 1 Cover
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Date
28 September 1822
Description
1822 (28 Sept.) entire letter from Vizianagarum to Calcutta, marked "Post paid" and showing, on reverse fine "vizianagm/post paid" handstamp and arrival G.P.O. oval datestamp (8.10); the letter to A.K. Lindsay, later Surgeon-General to the East India Co., from his brother John, later killed during the Indian Mutiny
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Provenance
"Medina"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vizianagarum
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vizianagarum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 28 September 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizianagarum HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 13025 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part II., lot 1.