How scarce is the Anuntapoor HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Anuntapoor HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834.

When was COV-2048 posted?

COV-2048 is dated February 1834, within the recorded period of use of Anuntapoor HG 1 (1834).

COV-2048

February 1834 Anuntapoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — February 1834, Anuntapoor HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2048)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

February 1834

Description

Anuntapoor: 1834 (Feb.) small native envelope to Madras, the reverse showing fine strike of the framed reddish purple "ANUNTAPOOR/POST PAID" (HG 1), part Madras arrival datestamp adjacent; fine and very scarce. Photo.

Auction

Spink

Lot 314, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Anuntapoor

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Anuntapoor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this Anuntapoor pre stamp cover

COV-2048 is an Anuntapoor pre stamp cover of February 1834 bearing the Anuntapoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in purple, recorded in the census of Anuntapoor postal history — the office known today as Anantapur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 314 (Oct. 2000).

1 image of COV-2048 is recorded; the Anuntapoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1834.

Questions about COV-2048

What is COV-2048?: COV-2048 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Anuntapoor, Madras Presidency of February 1834, bearing the Anuntapoor HG 1 handstamp in purple. Anuntapoor: 1834 (Feb.) small native envelope to Madras, the reverse showing fine strike of the framed reddish purple "ANUNTAPOOR/POST PAID" (HG 1), part Madras arrival datestamp adjacent; fine and very scarce. Photo.
How scarce is the Anuntapoor HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Anuntapoor HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834.
What is the provenance of COV-2048?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 314 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-2048 posted?: COV-2048 is dated February 1834, within the recorded period of use of Anuntapoor HG 1 (1834).

About this record

This February 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Anuntapoor HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 314, (Oct. 2000).