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Date
17 April 1834
Description
Letter endorsed P.N.P (Postage Not Paid) at upper right corner as also said by the Post Office marking on the reverse. Cuddalore (location of the British Fort St. David) is located about 10 miles south of Pondicherry and about 60 miles north of Tranquebar. The calculations on the front access the charges to be 3 anna to be paid by the recipient as written on the reverse together with the date of 17 of April 1834
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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 1handstampMauve1818–1823
- Cuddalore HG 2handstampMauve1818
- Cuddalore HG 3handstampMauve1823
- Cuddalore HG 3Ahandstamp1827
- Cuddalore HG 4handstampBlack1839-45
- Cuddalore HG 5handstampRed1841–1857
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About this Cuddalore pre stamp cover
COV-3232 is a Cuddalore pre stamp cover of 17 April 1834 bearing the Cuddalore HG 3b handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cuddalore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Letter endorsed P.N.P (Postage Not Paid) at upper right corner as also said by the Post Office marking on the reverse. Cuddalore (location of the British Fort St. David) is located about 10 miles south of Pondicherry and about 60 miles north of Tranquebar. The calculations on the front access the charges to be 3 anna to be paid by the recipient as written on the reverse together with the date of 17 of April 1834
1 image of COV-3232 is recorded (front); the Cuddalore HG 3b mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1834.
Questions about COV-3232
- What is COV-3232?
- COV-3232 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddalore, Madras Presidency of 17 April 1834, bearing the Cuddalore HG 3b handstamp in black. Letter endorsed P.N.P (Postage Not Paid) at upper right corner as also said by the Post Office marking on the reverse. Cuddalore (location of the British Fort St. David) is located about 10 miles south of Pondicherry and about 60 miles north of Tranquebar. The calculations on the front access the charges to be 3 anna to be paid by the recipient as written on the reverse together with the date of 17 of April 1834
- How scarce is the Cuddalore HG 3b mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cuddalore HG 3b as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1834.
- When was COV-3232 posted?
- COV-3232 is dated 17 April 1834, within the recorded period of use of Cuddalore HG 3b (1828–1834).
About this record
This 17 April 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 3b handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.