
Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
Date
30 July 1835
Description
Postal cover from arnee (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1835. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Arnee
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Arnee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Arnee pre stamp cover
COV-2633 is an Arnee pre stamp cover of 30 July 1835 bearing the Arnee HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Arnee postal history — the office known today as Arani, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from arnee (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1835. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2633 is recorded (front); the Arnee HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1835.
Questions about COV-2633
- What is COV-2633?
- COV-2633 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Arnee, Madras Presidency of 30 July 1835, bearing the Arnee HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from arnee (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 July 1835. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Arnee HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Arnee HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.
- When was COV-2633 posted?
- COV-2633 is dated 30 July 1835, within the recorded period of use of Arnee HG 1 (1835).
About this record
This 30 July 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arnee HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.
