Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
6 March 1841
Description
Entire posted from Chicacole to Pondicherry with unrecorded "Chicalole / Bearing" handstamp in black color, Post Not Piaid and attarcting 8 annas as bearing as indicated in manuscript, posted on 6th March 1841.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chicacole
6 marks6 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.
About this Chicacole pre stamp cover
COV-3818 is a Chicacole pre stamp cover of 6 March 1841 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?
Entire posted from Chicacole to Pondicherry with unrecorded "Chicalole / Bearing" handstamp in black color, Post Not Piaid and attarcting 8 annas as bearing as indicated in manuscript, posted on 6th March 1841.
1 image of COV-3818 is recorded (front); the Chicacole HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.
Questions about COV-3818
- What is COV-3818?
- COV-3818 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 6 March 1841, bearing the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Chicacole to Pondicherry with unrecorded "Chicalole / Bearing" handstamp in black color, Post Not Piaid and attarcting 8 annas as bearing as indicated in manuscript, posted on 6th March 1841.
- 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-3818 posted?
- COV-3818 is dated 6 March 1841, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole HG 5 (1837–1854).
About this record
This 6 March 1841 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.