COV-726
21 September 1817 Chittoor Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
21 September 1817
Description
CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE. 1817 : H.G. 2 : Letter from CHITTOOR [21 Sept.] to MADRAS [23 Sept.] Total Transit time 2 days. Postage prepaid for a single letter for more than 100 miles. 3 fanam = 1 an. Intaglio double circle with outer line CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE was in use from 1816-1819, described by Giles as a very rare mark. Other Mark: H.G.-MX 1 Oval GPO/SE23/1817 applied on arrival at MADRAS, also a very Scarce mark by Giles.
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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-726 is a Chittoor pre stamp cover of 21 September 1817 bearing the Chittoor HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chittoor postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE. 1817 : H.G. 2 : Letter from CHITTOOR [21 Sept.] to MADRAS [23 Sept.] Total Transit time 2 days. Postage prepaid for a single letter for more than 100 miles. 3 fanam = 1 an. Intaglio double circle with outer line CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE was in use from 1816-1819, described by Giles as a very rare mark. Other Mark: H.G.-MX 1 Oval GPO/SE23/1817 applied on arrival at MADRAS, also a very Scarce mark by Giles.
1 image of COV-726 is recorded (front); the Chittoor HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1820.
Questions about COV-726
- What is COV-726?
- COV-726 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chittoor, Madras Presidency of 21 September 1817, bearing the Chittoor HG 2 handstamp in black. CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE. 1817 : H.G. 2 : Letter from CHITTOOR [21 Sept.] to MADRAS [23 Sept.] Total Transit time 2 days. Postage prepaid for a single letter for more than 100 miles. 3 fanam = 1 an. Intaglio double circle with outer line CHITTOOR/POST OFFICE was in use from 1816-1819, described by Giles as a very rare mark. Other Mark: H.G.-MX 1 Oval GPO/SE23/1817 applied on arrival at MADRAS, also a very Scarce mark by Giles.
- How scarce is the Chittoor HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chittoor HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1820.
- When was COV-726 posted?
- COV-726 is dated 21 September 1817, within the recorded period of use of Chittoor HG 2 (1816–1820).
About this record
This 21 September 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chittoor HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded.