COV-967 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Coimbatore HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from coimbatore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Coimbatore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Coimbatore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-53.

COV-967

Coimbatore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Coimbatore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-967)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Coimbatore HG 2, scan 2 (COV-967)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from coimbatore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

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Other recorded marks at Coimbatore

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Coimbatore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Coimbatore pre stamp cover

COV-967 is a Coimbatore pre stamp cover bearing the Coimbatore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Coimbatore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from coimbatore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-967 are recorded; the Coimbatore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-53.

Questions about COV-967

What is COV-967?: COV-967 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Coimbatore HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from coimbatore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Coimbatore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Coimbatore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-53.
What is the provenance of COV-967?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Coimbatore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.