COV-4691 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddalore, Madras Presidency of 1857, bearing the Cuddalore HG 6 handstamp in red. India 1857 Postal History Entire Letter from Cuddalore to the Government Central Museum in Madras, franked with 1/2a blue stamp tied by rare 106 numeral cancellation

How scarce is the Cuddalore HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cuddalore HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857.

When was COV-4691 posted?

COV-4691 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Cuddalore HG 6 (1857).

COV-4691

1857 Cuddalore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1857, Cuddalore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-4691)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cuddalore HG 6, scan 2 (COV-4691)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1857

Description

India 1857 Postal History Entire Letter from Cuddalore to the Government Central Museum in Madras, franked with 1/2a blue stamp tied by rare 106 numeral cancellation

Auction

Sephils

710, Lot 0031, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Cuddalore

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About this Cuddalore pre stamp cover

COV-4691 is a Cuddalore pre stamp cover of 1857 bearing the Cuddalore HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Cuddalore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1857 Postal History Entire Letter from Cuddalore to the Government Central Museum in Madras, franked with 1/2a blue stamp tied by rare 106 numeral cancellation

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 710 lot 0031 (2026).

2 images of COV-4691 are recorded; the Cuddalore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1857.

Questions about COV-4691

What is COV-4691?: COV-4691 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddalore, Madras Presidency of 1857, bearing the Cuddalore HG 6 handstamp in red. India 1857 Postal History Entire Letter from Cuddalore to the Government Central Museum in Madras, franked with 1/2a blue stamp tied by rare 106 numeral cancellation
How scarce is the Cuddalore HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cuddalore HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857.
What is the provenance of COV-4691?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 710 lot 0031 (2026).
When was COV-4691 posted?: COV-4691 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Cuddalore HG 6 (1857).

About this record

This 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 710, lot 0031, (2026).