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cover Palamcotah: 1787 (16 Oct.) entire letter written in French to Fort St. George showing fine strikes of the extremely rare "Palamcotah" (HG 1) and "P. not Paid" (HG 2) struck on arrival at Madras. A splendid early letter and one of the most important items of Indian prestamp philately as Hammond Giles records only one example of both handstamps. Photo
cover Palamcotah: 1787 (16 Oct.) entire letter written in French to Fort St. George showing fine strikes of the extremely rare "Palamcotah" (HG 1) and "P. not Paid" (HG 2) struck on arrival at Madras. A splendid early letter and one of the most important items of Indian prestamp philately as Hammond Giles records only one example of both handstamps. Photo

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cover Palamcotah: 1787 (16 Oct.) entire letter written in French to Fort St. George showing fine strikes of the extremely rare "Palamcotah" (HG 1) and "P. not Paid" (HG 2) struck on arrival at Madras. A splendid early letter and one of the most important items of Indian prestamp philately as Hammond Giles records only one example of both handstamps. Photo