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Date
18 May 1852
Description
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Auction
Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025)
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Other recorded marks at Chingleput
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chingleput are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Chingleput pre stamp cover
COV-2229 is a Chingleput pre stamp cover of 18 May 1852 bearing the Chingleput HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Chingleput postal history — the office known today as Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1143 (6th Nov 2025).
1 image of COV-2229 is recorded (front); the Chingleput HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-2229
- What is COV-2229?
- COV-2229 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chingleput, Madras Presidency of 18 May 1852, bearing the Chingleput HG 3 handstamp in red. 1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
- How scarce is the Chingleput HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chingleput HG 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-2229?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1143 (6th Nov 2025).
- When was COV-2229 posted?
- COV-2229 is dated 18 May 1852, within the recorded period of use of Chingleput HG 3 (1852).
About this record
This 18 May 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chingleput HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025).