COV-2178 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cannanore, Madras Presidency of 23 December 1819, bearing the Cannanore MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from cannanore (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 23 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cannanore MN 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cannanore MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.

When was COV-2178 posted?

COV-2178 is dated 23 December 1819, within the recorded period of use of Cannanore MN 1 (1819).

COV-2178

23 December 1819 Cannanore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 23 December 1819, Cannanore MN 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2178) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

23 December 1819

Description

Postal cover from cannanore (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 23 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Terry Hare-Walker

Same office

Other recorded marks at Cannanore

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About this Cannanore pre stamp cover

COV-2178 is a Cannanore pre stamp cover of 23 December 1819 bearing the Cannanore MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Cannanore postal history — the office known today as Kannur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from cannanore (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 23 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Terry Hare-Walker

1 image of COV-2178 is recorded (front); the Cannanore MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819.

Questions about COV-2178

What is COV-2178?: COV-2178 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cannanore, Madras Presidency of 23 December 1819, bearing the Cannanore MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from cannanore (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 23 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cannanore MN 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cannanore MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.
What is the provenance of COV-2178?: Terry Hare-Walker
When was COV-2178 posted?: COV-2178 is dated 23 December 1819, within the recorded period of use of Cannanore MN 1 (1819).

About this record

This 23 December 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cannanore MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.