Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Description
A letter from Capt. Buxton, Acting Post Master, Ootacamund send under the despatch mark "OOTACAMUND/FREE" and on arrival at Yellwall the receipt stamp " YELLWALL/ FREE" wasapplied, the letter having taken 4 days in transit.
Provenance
Ex. Giles.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Yellwall
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Yellwall is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Yellwall HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.