COV-813 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Covilputy, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Covilputy HG 2 handstamp in blue. This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.

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

The census grades Covilputy HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.

When was COV-813 posted?

COV-813 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Covilputy HG 2 (1849).

COV-813

1849 Covilputy Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Covilputy HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-813)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1849

Description

This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.

Auction

Spink

(2001)

Provenance

Ex. Giles.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Covilputy

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Covilputy 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 Covilputy pre stamp cover

COV-813 is a Covilputy pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Covilputy HG 2 handstamp, struck in blue, recorded in the census of Covilputy postal history — the office known today as Kovilpatti, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink (2001).

1 image of COV-813 is recorded; the Covilputy HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1849.

Questions about COV-813

What is COV-813?: COV-813 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Covilputy, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Covilputy HG 2 handstamp in blue. This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.
How scarce is the Covilputy HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Covilputy HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.
What is the provenance of COV-813?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink (2001).
When was COV-813 posted?: COV-813 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Covilputy HG 2 (1849).

About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Covilputy HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, (2001).