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Date
11 November 1846
Description
India, Wallajahabad, 1846, "WALLAJABAD/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike in red with manuscript "11th Nov. 1846" date and "6P, 8 A Steam Postage" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "pr Steamer Precursor via Southampton" , Madras transit and London arrival datestamps, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10101, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Wallajahabad
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Wallajahabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 11 November 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wallajahabad HG 5 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10101.