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Date
2 January 1824
Description
Postal cover from camp (madras), bearing HG 2A handstamp in Black. Dated 2 January 1824. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Camp
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Camp are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Camp HG 1handstampBlack1799
- Camp HG 2handstampBlack1803–1824
- Camp HG 3handstampBlack1815
- Camp HG 4handstampBlack1815
- Camp MN 1manuscript1792–1794
- Camp MN 2manuscript1815
+1 more at this office.View all Camp marks and postal history →
About this Camp pre stamp cover
COV-2830 is a Camp pre stamp cover of 2 January 1824 bearing the Camp HG 2A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Camp postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from camp (madras), bearing HG 2A handstamp in Black. Dated 2 January 1824. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-2830 are recorded (front, back); the Camp HG 2A mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-2830
- What is COV-2830?
- COV-2830 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Camp, Madras Presidency of 2 January 1824, bearing the Camp HG 2A handstamp in black. Postal cover from camp (madras), bearing HG 2A handstamp in Black. Dated 2 January 1824. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Camp HG 2A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Camp HG 2A as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- When was COV-2830 posted?
- COV-2830 is dated 2 January 1824, within the recorded period of use of Camp HG 2A (—).
About this record
This 2 January 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Camp HG 2A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
