c.1873 Cover from Malligaum to Nassick with two ½a stamps each cancelled "A/35" within a diamond (Cooper type 8), backstamps of Malligaum City, Malligaum, Munmar, 1sect.3 NE Line and Nassick. Minor edge faults, cover folded over at left with splitting at the fold, a very scarce cancel, probably from the District Post.

1867 Small native cover to Amritsar, backstamped at Feyapore and Hooshearpore with ½a cancelled by "U/9" within a diamond (Cooper type 8), roughly opened at left, otherwise fine. A scarce cancel, probably used by the District Post. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Bhownuggur. 1864 (July 22) Cover from Bhownuggur to Bombay franked ½a, cancelled by the very unusual central diamond within two broken outer diamonds, Cooper type 31b only recorded on covers from Bhownuggur, probably a District Post cancel for the Kathiawar District. Scarce. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

1874 (July 3) Cover from Deolalee to Bombay franked ½a, cancelled by rectangular boxed "D-POST / AR-3" within horizontal bars, datestamps of Deolalee, 1Sect.4 N.E Line and Bombay with curved boxed "TRAIN LATE". A very scarce cancel (Cooper type 31a), used in the Ahmednagar District. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

1868 Cover to England franked 1a + 4a pair each cancelled by "D.P" within a diamond (Cooper type 8c), backstamped at Futtehgurh and Agra. A fine and scarce cancel, used in the Futtehgurh District in the North West Provinces. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

Madras District. 1855 (Aug 26) Entire letter franked 1854 ½a (die I, four margins) cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c) with red oval "TANJORE / TALOOK TAPPAL / MANARGOODY" handstamp dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

Madras District. 1856 (Jan 19) Entire letter franked 1854 ½a (die I, four margins) cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c) with red oval "TANJORE / TALOOK TAPPAL / ARTHANCY" handstamp dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 94 (Image1)

Madras District. 1856 (Aug 12) Cover to Palamcottah bearing two 1a stamps each cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c), backstamped with red boxed "PUNJAMAL / POST PAID" dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Madras Circle. 1856 (Dec 5) Entire letter franked ½a, cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c), reverse with red chamfered corner handstamp "N.A.T.T / SHOLINGHUR / Paid" dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

Madras Circle. 1865 (Dec 2) Cover to England franked 4a + 2a + 8p each cancelled by triangular barred "D/160" (Cooper type 29), backstamped red double oval framed "Tinnevelly / District Post Office / Paid", datestamps of Palamcottah and Madras (including hexagonal "Sorting" type), curved "INDIA PAID" and London c.d.s on the front. The only recorded example of this Tinnevelly handstamp with the very scarce triangular District Post cancels, and very unusual for a District Post cover to be addressed overseas. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)