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Date
1842
Description
INDIA 1842 Dundee to Vizianagram Madras Presidency, entire to Ensign 22nd Regt at Gootygram, boxed DUNDEE ds, red PAID, multiple India transits, scarce military correspondence cover
Auction
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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 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizianagarum HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 395, lot 0077, (2025).