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Date
21 June 1854
Description
Mussouri, 1854, "M.P.O" Negative Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike of red handstamp on flap of folded letter datelined Mussouri Jun. 21, 1854, to Ayrshire, Scotland, sender's directive "via Bombay & Marseilles, Paid to Bombay" , Landour Jun. 21 (Giles 7, Supplement) and Bombay transit and Irvine arrival datestamps, Very Fine, the only example of this marking recorded in Giles, who incorrectly notes this is dated 1851, ex Dr. Contractor.
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Ex Dr. Robert Manley Dr. Soli Contractor
About this record
This 21 June 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mussouri HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 161, (Dec. 1999); David Feldman, (2016); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 04-05/29-01/2026 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 4198, (2026); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 32.