COV-720
5 Jan 1836 Cuddapah HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
5 Jan 1836
Description
CUDDAPAH/POST PAID. 1836 : H.G.3 : Letter posted from CUDDAPAH [2 Jan.] to LONDON [13 May] via MADRAS [6 Jan.] Inland postage paid 6 as. Sea postage paid 4 as. CUDDAPAH/POST PAID in capsule form was reported in red colour during 1827-37 and in black colour in 1834. However no mention of magenta colour has been mentioned so far. Hence, unrecorded colour variety.
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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 record
This 5 Jan 1836 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.