How scarce is the Camp MN 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Camp MN 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815.

When was COV-1665 posted?

COV-1665 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Camp MN 2 (1815).

COV-1665

1815 Camp Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1815, Camp MN 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1665)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Camp MN 2, front (COV-1665) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

1815

Description

Entire posted from Bangalorein 1815 to Camp at Mustoor Ghan, via Bellary with "Camp Post Not Paid" as indicated in manuscript, 1½ Fannams as postage due along with 4½ Fannams postage paid along with "Post Paid Ballary" HG1 handstamp in red.

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Other recorded marks at Camp

7 marks

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About this Camp pre stamp cover

COV-1665 is a Camp pre stamp cover of 1815 bearing the Camp MN 2 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Camp postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-1665 are recorded (front); the Camp MN 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1815.

Questions about COV-1665

What is COV-1665?: COV-1665 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Camp, Madras Presidency of 1815, bearing the Camp MN 2 manuscript marking. Entire posted from Bangalorein 1815 to Camp at Mustoor Ghan, via Bellary with "Camp Post Not Paid" as indicated in manuscript, 1½ Fannams as postage due along with 4½ Fannams postage paid along with "Post Paid Ballary" HG1 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Camp MN 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Camp MN 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815.
What is the provenance of COV-1665?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-1665 posted?: COV-1665 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Camp MN 2 (1815).

About this record

This 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Camp MN 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.