COV-4516 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 22 March 1822, bearing the Chicacole MN 2 manuscript marking. Postal cover from chicacole (madras), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Dated 22 March 1822. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Chicacole MN 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822.

When was COV-4516 posted?

COV-4516 is dated 22 March 1822, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole MN 2 (1822).

COV-4516

22 March 1822 Chicacole Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 22 March 1822, Chicacole MN 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-4516) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

22 March 1822

Description

Postal cover from chicacole (madras), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Dated 22 March 1822. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

eBay

(2026)

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Other recorded marks at Chicacole

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About this Chicacole pre stamp cover

COV-4516 is a Chicacole pre stamp cover of 22 March 1822 bearing the Chicacole MN 2 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Chicacole postal history — the office known today as Srikakulam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from chicacole (madras), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Dated 22 March 1822. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay (2026).

1 image of COV-4516 is recorded (front); the Chicacole MN 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822.

Questions about COV-4516

What is COV-4516?: COV-4516 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 22 March 1822, bearing the Chicacole MN 2 manuscript marking. Postal cover from chicacole (madras), bearing MN 2 handstamp in unknown. Dated 22 March 1822. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Chicacole MN 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Chicacole MN 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822.
What is the provenance of COV-4516?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay (2026).
When was COV-4516 posted?: COV-4516 is dated 22 March 1822, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole MN 2 (1822).

About this record

This 22 March 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chicacole MN 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with eBay, (2026).