COV-726
21 September 1817 Chittoor HG 2 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 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.