How scarce is the Chicacole HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Chicacole HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1847.

When was COV-4917 posted?

COV-4917 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole HG 2 (1837–1847).

COV-4917

1855 Chicacole HG 2 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Chicacole HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-4917)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Grosvenor Auctions

Date

1855

Description

India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (July 6) entire to Secunderabad franked 1/2a. cut close and tied by dotted rhombus (9 x 10) cancellation and manuscript “Stamped”. Reverse with framed Paid marks of Chicacole (Giles type 1) and Secunderabad (Giles type 2). Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1110, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Chicacole

6 marks

6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chicacole are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Chicacole pre stamp cover

COV-4917 is a Chicacole pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Chicacole HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Chicacole postal history — the office known today as Srikakulam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1110 (2026).

1 image of COV-4917 is recorded; the Chicacole HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-4917

What is COV-4917?: COV-4917 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Chicacole HG 2 handstamp in red. India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (July 6) entire to Secunderabad franked 1/2a. cut close and tied by dotted rhombus (9 x 10) cancellation and manuscript “Stamped”. Reverse with framed Paid marks of Chicacole (Giles type 1) and Secunderabad (Giles type 2). Photo.
How scarce is the Chicacole HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Chicacole HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1847.
What is the provenance of COV-4917?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1110 (2026).
When was COV-4917 posted?: COV-4917 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole HG 2 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chicacole HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1110, (2026).