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Date
4 October 1822
Description
1822 (Oct) entire from Madras with ``MADRAS G.P.O./4 OC 4/1822/SHIPLETTER`` in black oval cachet with Post Paid 4a handwritten to London
Auction
Same office
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-3108 is a Cuddapah pre stamp cover of 4 October 1822 bearing the Cuddapah MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Cuddapah postal history — the office known today as Kadapa, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1822 (Oct) entire from Madras with ``MADRAS G.P.O./4 OC 4/1822/SHIPLETTER`` in black oval cachet with Post Paid 4a handwritten to London
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
2 images of COV-3108 are recorded (front, back); the Cuddapah MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1822.
Questions about COV-3108
- What is COV-3108?
- COV-3108 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddapah, Madras Presidency of 4 October 1822, bearing the Cuddapah MN 1 manuscript marking. 1822 (Oct) entire from Madras with ``MADRAS G.P.O./4 OC 4/1822/SHIPLETTER`` in black oval cachet with Post Paid 4a handwritten to London
- How scarce is the Cuddapah MN 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cuddapah MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822.
- What is the provenance of COV-3108?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
- When was COV-3108 posted?
- COV-3108 is dated 4 October 1822, within the recorded period of use of Cuddapah MN 1 (1822).
About this record
This 4 October 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddapah MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.