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Date
31 May 1815
Description
Postal cover from arcot (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 May 1815. Note: Lettering in stamp cut in reverse. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Arcot
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Arcot are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Arcot pre stamp cover
COV-2641 is an Arcot pre stamp cover of 31 May 1815 bearing the Arcot HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Arcot postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from arcot (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 May 1815. Note: Lettering in stamp cut in reverse. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2641 is recorded (front); the Arcot HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815.
Questions about COV-2641
- What is COV-2641?
- COV-2641 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arcot, Madras Presidency of 31 May 1815, bearing the Arcot HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from arcot (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 31 May 1815. Note: Lettering in stamp cut in reverse. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Arcot HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Arcot HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815.
- When was COV-2641 posted?
- COV-2641 is dated 31 May 1815, within the recorded period of use of Arcot HG 1 (1815).
About this record
This 31 May 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arcot HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.