COV-2645

10 January 1818 Cuddalore HG 2 Cover

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10 January 1818 Cuddalore HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2645 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie

Date

10 January 1818

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Other recorded marks at Cuddalore

6 marks

6 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 1handstampMauve1818–1823
Cuddalore HG 3handstampMauve1823
Cuddalore HG 3Ahandstamp1827
Cuddalore HG 3bhandstampBlack1828–1834
Cuddalore HG 4handstampBlack1839-45
Cuddalore HG 5handstampRed1841–1857

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About this record

This 10 January 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.