COV-561
29 December 1822 Vizianagarum HG 1 Cover
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Date
29 December 1822
Description
1822 (28 Dec.) entire letter from Vizianagarum. Ganjam district, to Lindsay Esq. (Surgeon), Meerut, Cawnpore, the reverse with octagonal "vizianagm./postpaid" (Giles Type 1) handstamp alongside Calcutta and G.P.O. transit markings. Vertical filing fold otherwise fine and a very well struck example of this rare handstamp, believed to be the earliest of the four recorded.
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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 29 December 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, Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia, lot 1100.