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Date
1844
Description
India, Kussowlee, 1844, "KUSSOWLEE/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles unrecorded). Clear strike in red with manuscript "16 Febr" date added on back of folded soldier's letter datelined Kussowlee Feb. 12, 1844, addressed to London, England, endorsed "From No. 15 83 Pte Sam Clunie H.M. 9th Regt of foot" and countersigned by commanding officer, red "INDIA" oval handstamp, transit and arrival datestamps, "2" rate handstamp, Very Fine, presumably a very scarce marking as it was unknown to Giles
Auction
Sale 1325, Lot 3026
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 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kussowlee HG 4A 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1325, lot 3026.