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Date
23 July 1852
Description
Kussowlee: 1852 (23 July) soldier's envelope (complete with letter) "From No 1513 P. Jas Cuddie H M 1st Regt" to Scotland showing framed "INDIA", handstruck "2" and, on reverse, a good strike of the oval-framed "KUSSOWLEE/Service" datestamp (HG 2) in red alongside Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter datestamp; the contents regarding a soldier claiming the privilege of protection of the Mutiny Act, 1851, to avoid being summoned for not supporting his wife while in the Army. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kussowlee
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kussowlee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 23 July 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kussowlee HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 199.