India Official Mail Pre-Service Stamps – On Public Service Only mail from Madras to London. Two ounce weighing and ...

India Official Mail Pre-Service Stamps – On Public Service Only mail from Madras to London. Two ounce weighing and hence Rupee One rated cover sent on 10 January 1863. All four 4 annas stamps tied by Type 9/1 of Madras. India Paid and other transit cds. Notation on the reverse reads Road Oversees Pay. Some visible nicks and other faults. Rare early official mail with regular stamps as Official Stamps had not been issued.