How scarce is the Cuddapah HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cuddapah HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1853.

When was COV-4869 posted?

COV-4869 is dated 3 July 1840, within the recorded period of use of Cuddapah HG 5 (1838–1853).

COV-4869

3 July 1840 Cuddapah HG 5 Cover

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3 July 1840 Cuddapah HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4869

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

3 July 1840

Description

DEAL/DOVER/EASTBOURNE/FALMOUTH INDIA LETTERS GROUP INC. BOXED "CUDDAPAH/Paid" MARK; 1825/34 pair ex Poona/Bareilly with fine or overstruck black or red DEAL mark, 1837 E ex Bombay with scarce red boxed "DOVER/INDIA LETTER", 1839 EL ex Bombay with fine scarce pale blue boxed EASTBOURNE mark (closed tear), and 1829/36/40 trio all with mainly fine bright red boxed FALMOUTH marks (1840 also with partly fine boxed red "CUDDAPAH/Paid" with ms date and "Inland Postage As2, Ship Do As.2" alongside. (7 covers) Cross Reference: KENT, SUSSEX, SHIP LETTERS

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 487, (2024)

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Other recorded marks at Cuddapah

6 marks

6 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.

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About this Cuddapah pre stamp cover

COV-4869 is a Cuddapah pre stamp cover of 3 July 1840 bearing the Cuddapah HG 5 handstamp, struck in mauve, recorded in the census of Cuddapah postal history — the office known today as Kadapa, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 487 (2024).

1 image of COV-4869 is recorded; the Cuddapah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1853.

Questions about COV-4869

What is COV-4869?: COV-4869 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddapah, Madras Presidency of 3 July 1840, bearing the Cuddapah HG 5 handstamp in mauve. DEAL/DOVER/EASTBOURNE/FALMOUTH INDIA LETTERS GROUP INC. BOXED "CUDDAPAH/Paid" MARK; 1825/34 pair ex Poona/Bareilly with fine or overstruck black or red DEAL mark, 1837 E ex Bombay with scarce red boxed "DOVER/INDIA LETTER", 1839 EL ex Bombay with fine scarce pale blue boxed EASTBOURNE mark (closed tear), and 1829/36/40 trio all with mainly fine bright red boxed FALMOUTH marks (1840 also with partly fine boxed red "CUDDAPAH/Paid" with ms date and "Inland Postage As2, Ship Do As.2" alongside. (7 covers) Cross Reference: KENT, SUSSEX, SHIP LETTERS
How scarce is the Cuddapah HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cuddapah HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1853.
What is the provenance of COV-4869?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 487 (2024).
When was COV-4869 posted?: COV-4869 is dated 3 July 1840, within the recorded period of use of Cuddapah HG 5 (1838–1853).

About this record

This 3 July 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddapah HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 487, (2024).