Lot 20397 – PUTTOOCOTTAH: 1855 (Oct 11) Wrapper to Calimere wi

PUTTOOCOTTAH: 1855 (Oct 11) Wrapper to Calimere with 1854 1a red, fine to large margins, cancelled on the reverse by type 2c, with “TANJORE / T.T. / PUTTOOCOTTAH” semi-circle ds and unrecorded Calimere “Paid.” box ds adjacent, odd cover tear otherwise fine Extract from Jal Cooper’s “Early India Cancellations” about Talook Tappal handstamps Type 2c: Whilst describing the (type 2 cancels), I cannont refrain from referring here to one more cancellation, viz., a circle formed by bars of 11 lines. The diameter of the circle varies from 18 to 20mm. This particular cancellation is found on 1854 issues as well as East India stamps but they have been found from one district only, viz., Tanjore, and in Mr. C. D. Desai’s valuable collection there are several originals with this cancellation but with the names of different post offices in most interesting and different types of postmarks, some of which read, “Tanjore T.T. Puttoocottah,” “Tanjore Talook Tappal – Anthangy,” “Tanjore Talook Tappal – Manarcoody,” “Tanjore Talook Tappal – Puttoocottah,” “Tanjore Talook Tappal – Trinady.” Cannot one call this cancellation as type 2c, particularly when it does not correspond in any manner with any of the later types? In afact, I have done so for many years and collectors to whom I have supplied these examples also classified them as type 2c in their collections.