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Date
18 June 1816
Description
Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 June 1816. Note: Ship letter. Intaglio – very scarce. Used with SD3 and 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Chittoor
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chittoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Chittoor pre stamp cover
COV-1945 is a Chittoor pre stamp cover of 18 June 1816 bearing the Chittoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chittoor postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 June 1816. Note: Ship letter. Intaglio – very scarce. Used with SD3 and 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-1945 are recorded (front); the Chittoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1816.
Questions about COV-1945
- What is COV-1945?
- COV-1945 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chittoor, Madras Presidency of 18 June 1816, bearing the Chittoor HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from madras (madras), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 18 June 1816. Note: Ship letter. Intaglio – very scarce. Used with SD3 and 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Chittoor HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chittoor HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816.
- When was COV-1945 posted?
- COV-1945 is dated 18 June 1816, within the recorded period of use of Chittoor HG 1 (1816).
About this record
This 18 June 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittoor HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.