COV-1230 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp in black. 1854 GUJRANWALA Bearing unrecorded by Giles on cover to Jaulnah with JAULNAH Bearing day of the month mirrored

How scarce is the Chicacole HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Chicacole HG 5 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.

When was COV-1230 posted?

COV-1230 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole HG 5 (1837–1854).

COV-1230

1854 Chicacole Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Chicacole HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-1230)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Chicacole HG 5, scan 2 (COV-1230)

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Date

1854

Description

1854 GUJRANWALA Bearing unrecorded by Giles on cover to Jaulnah with JAULNAH Bearing day of the month mirrored

Auction

StampBay

6, Lot 12

Same office

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-1230 is a Chicacole pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chicacole postal history — the office known today as Srikakulam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1854 GUJRANWALA Bearing unrecorded by Giles on cover to Jaulnah with JAULNAH Bearing day of the month mirrored

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 12.

2 images of COV-1230 are recorded; the Chicacole HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.

Questions about COV-1230

What is COV-1230?: COV-1230 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp in black. 1854 GUJRANWALA Bearing unrecorded by Giles on cover to Jaulnah with JAULNAH Bearing day of the month mirrored
How scarce is the Chicacole HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Chicacole HG 5 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1230?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 12.
When was COV-1230 posted?: COV-1230 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole HG 5 (1837–1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 6, lot 12.