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Mysore State

Marks used within the princely State of Mysore. The census records 49 Mysore State marks across 10 post offices of pre-1854 India — compare them below by presidency, office and date. See also the glossary for related terms.

Madras Presidency49 offices

Bangalore HG 1 (Mysore State)1BangaloreHG 1MadrasBlack18005 examples recordedBangalore HG 10 (Mysore State)5BangaloreHG 10MadrasBlack1849–1855CommonBangalore HG 11 (Mysore State)2BangaloreHG 11MadrasRed1840–1853CommonBangalore HG 12 (Mysore State)1BangaloreHG 12MadrasBlack1848–1861CommonBangalore HG 13 (Mysore State)BangaloreHG 13MadrasRed1854CommonBangalore HG 14 (Mysore State)8BangaloreHG 14MadrasRed1853–1859CommonBangalore HG 15 (Mysore State)7BangaloreHG 15MadrasBlue1848–1861CommonBangalore HG 16 (Mysore State)1BangaloreHG 16MadrasBlue1848–1861CommonBangalore HG 17 (Mysore State)8BangaloreHG 17MadrasBlue1851–1861CommonBangalore HG 2 (Mysore State)34BangaloreHG 2MadrasBlack1803–1825CommonBangalore HG 3 (Mysore State)BangaloreHG 3MadrasBlack1823ScarceBangalore HG 4 (Mysore State)2BangaloreHG 4MadrasBlack1823–1825ScarceBangalore HG 5 (Mysore State)1BangaloreHG 5MadrasBlack1823–1837ScarceBangalore HG 6 (Mysore State)18BangaloreHG 6MadrasRed1826–1838CommonBangalore HG 7 (Mysore State)1BangaloreHG 7MadrasRed1830–1865RareBangalore HG 8 (Mysore State)BangaloreHG 8MadrasBlack1832ScarceBangalore HG 9 (Mysore State)27BangaloreHG 9MadrasRed1837–1855CommonHurryhur HG 1 (Mysore State)2HurryhurHG 1MadrasMauve1829–1831RareHurryhur HG 2 (Mysore State)1HurryhurHG 2MadrasRed1840RareHurryhur HG 3 (Mysore State)HurryhurHG 3MadrasRed1845ScarceMercara HG 1 (Mysore State)5MercaraHG 1MadrasRed1838–1857CommonMercara HG 2 (Mysore State)MercaraHG 2MadrasBlue1837–1838ScarceMercara HG 3 (Mysore State)1MercaraHG 3MadrasRed1838–1846Very scarceMuddekerry HG 2 (Mysore State)1MuddekerryHG 2MadrasRed1836ScarceMysore HG 1 (Mysore State)2MysoreHG 1MadrasBlack1815–1816ScarceMysore HG 2 (Mysore State)1MysoreHG 2MadrasRed1829–1833CommonMysore HG 3 (Mysore State)MysoreHG 3MadrasBlack1826CommonMysore HG 4 (Mysore State)14MysoreHG 4MadrasRed1837–1857CommonMysore HG 5 (Mysore State)3MysoreHG 5MadrasBlack1837–1864CommonMysore HG 6 (Mysore State)1MysoreHG 6MadrasRed1870CommonPerriapatarn HG 1 (Mysore State)PerriapatarnHG 1MadrasRed1836–1837CommonPerriapatarn HG 2 (Mysore State)PerriapatarnHG 2MadrasBlack1836CommonSeringapatam HG 1 (Mysore State)2SeringapatamHG 1MadrasBlack17992 examples recordedSeringapatam HG 10 (Mysore State)2SeringapatamHG 10MadrasBlack1848–1853CommonSeringapatam HG 11 (Mysore State)1SeringapatamHG 11MadrasRed1839CommonSeringapatam HG 12 (Mysore State)SeringapatamHG 12MadrasBlack1858CommonSeringapatam HG 2 (Mysore State)SeringapatamHG 2MadrasBlack18011 example recordedSeringapatam HG 3 (Mysore State)11SeringapatamHG 3MadrasBlack1801–1815Very scarceSeringapatam HG 4 (Mysore State)9SeringapatamHG 4MadrasBlack1800–1823RareSeringapatam HG 5 (Mysore State)1SeringapatamHG 5MadrasRed1837CommonSeringapatam HG 6 (Mysore State)2SeringapatamHG 6MadrasBlack1828–1837Very scarceSeringapatam HG 7 (Mysore State)SeringapatamHG 7MadrasRed1842CommonSeringapatam HG 8 (Mysore State)SeringapatamHG 8MadrasBlack1842CommonSeringapatam HG 9 (Mysore State)2SeringapatamHG 9MadrasRed1839–1856CommonSheemooga HG 1 (Mysore State)SheemoogaHG 1MadrasBlack1836CommonSheemooga HG 2 (Mysore State)SheemoogaHG 2MadrasRedCommonToomkoor HG 1 (Mysore State)ToomkoorHG 1MadrasRed1866RareYellwall HG 1 (Mysore State)YellwallHG 1MadrasRed1842CommonYellwall HG 2 (Mysore State)1YellwallHG 2MadrasRed1842Scarce
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