COV-4868
14 August 1832 Cuddapah HG 3 Cover
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Date
14 August 1832
Description
DARTMOUTH INDIA LETTER PAIR TO G.B. - WITH "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" OR DISINFECTED (TO MADEIRA); 1829 EL (light toning consistent with vinegar disinfection) to Madeira merchants Newton Gordon & Co.'s "Thomas Murdoch" with Calcutta boxed ds and mainly v. fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" on the flap (the filing note show that the addressee did not get it until Feb. 1830 although there is a Dec. 1829 London cds so this show that it was forwarded under cover to Madeira); plus 1832 EL from "Cuddapah" to GB (by the "Madras") with fair red oval-framed "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" on the flap and endorsed "Paid to Madras. As 7. 12th Oct. 1832" beside a mainly very fine strike of the same Dartmouth mark. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, DEVON, MADEIRA
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 485, (2024)
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Other recorded marks at Cuddapah
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuddapah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Cuddapah pre stamp cover
COV-4868 is a Cuddapah pre stamp cover of 14 August 1832 bearing the Cuddapah HG 3 handstamp, struck in magenta, recorded in the census of Cuddapah postal history — the office known today as Kadapa, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
DARTMOUTH INDIA LETTER PAIR TO G.B. - WITH "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" OR DISINFECTED (TO MADEIRA); 1829 EL (light toning consistent with vinegar disinfection) to Madeira merchants Newton Gordon & Co.'s "Thomas Murdoch" with Calcutta boxed ds and mainly v. fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" on the flap (the filing note show that the addressee did not get it until Feb. 1830 although there is a Dec. 1829 London cds so this show that it was forwarded under cover to Madeira); plus 1832 EL from "Cuddapah" to GB (by the "Madras") with fair red oval-framed "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" on the flap and endorsed "Paid to Madras. As 7. 12th Oct. 1832" beside a mainly very fine strike of the same Dartmouth mark. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, DEVON, MADEIRA
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 485 (2024).
1 image of COV-4868 is recorded; the Cuddapah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1827-37.
Questions about COV-4868
- What is COV-4868?
- COV-4868 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddapah, Madras Presidency of 14 August 1832, bearing the Cuddapah HG 3 handstamp in magenta. DARTMOUTH INDIA LETTER PAIR TO G.B. - WITH "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" OR DISINFECTED (TO MADEIRA); 1829 EL (light toning consistent with vinegar disinfection) to Madeira merchants Newton Gordon & Co.'s "Thomas Murdoch" with Calcutta boxed ds and mainly v. fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" on the flap (the filing note show that the addressee did not get it until Feb. 1830 although there is a Dec. 1829 London cds so this show that it was forwarded under cover to Madeira); plus 1832 EL from "Cuddapah" to GB (by the "Madras") with fair red oval-framed "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" on the flap and endorsed "Paid to Madras. As 7. 12th Oct. 1832" beside a mainly very fine strike of the same Dartmouth mark. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, DEVON, MADEIRA
- How scarce is the Cuddapah HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cuddapah HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827-37.
- What is the provenance of COV-4868?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 485 (2024).
- When was COV-4868 posted?
- COV-4868 is dated 14 August 1832, within the recorded period of use of Cuddapah HG 3 (1827-37).
About this record
This 14 August 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddapah HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 485, (2024).