Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker
Date
29 May 1837
Description
Postal cover from arcot (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 May 1837. Note: 1 example, in 1821, seen in black ink. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Provenance
Terry Hare-Walker
Same office
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-2187 is an Arcot pre stamp cover of 29 May 1837 bearing the Arcot HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Arcot postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from arcot (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 May 1837. Note: 1 example, in 1821, seen in black ink. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Terry Hare-Walker
2 images of COV-2187 are recorded (front, back); the Arcot HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.
Questions about COV-2187
- What is COV-2187?
- COV-2187 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arcot, Madras Presidency of 29 May 1837, bearing the Arcot HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from arcot (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 May 1837. Note: 1 example, in 1821, seen in black ink. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Arcot HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Arcot HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2187?
- Terry Hare-Walker
- When was COV-2187 posted?
- COV-2187 is dated 29 May 1837, within the recorded period of use of Arcot HG 2 (1821–1837).
About this record
This 29 May 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arcot HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.