COV-2645
10 January 1818 Cuddalore HG 1 Cover

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Date
10 January 1818
Description
Postal cover from cuddalore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Mauve. Dated 10 January 1818. Note: Used with 2 or 3 – Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Cuddalore
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuddalore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Cuddalore HG 2handstampMauve1818
- Cuddalore HG 3handstampMauve1823
- Cuddalore HG 3Ahandstamp1827
- Cuddalore HG 3bhandstampBlack1828–1834
- Cuddalore HG 4handstampBlack1839-45
- Cuddalore HG 5handstampRed1841–1857
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About this Cuddalore pre stamp cover
COV-2645 is a Cuddalore pre stamp cover of 10 January 1818 bearing the Cuddalore HG 1 handstamp, struck in mauve, recorded in the census of Cuddalore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from cuddalore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Mauve. Dated 10 January 1818. Note: Used with 2 or 3 – Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2645 is recorded (front); the Cuddalore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1818–1823.
Questions about COV-2645
- What is COV-2645?
- COV-2645 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddalore, Madras Presidency of 10 January 1818, bearing the Cuddalore HG 1 handstamp in mauve. Postal cover from cuddalore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Mauve. Dated 10 January 1818. Note: Used with 2 or 3 – Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Cuddalore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cuddalore HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818–1823.
- When was COV-2645 posted?
- COV-2645 is dated 10 January 1818, within the recorded period of use of Cuddalore HG 1 (1818–1823).
About this record
This 10 January 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
