COV-2173 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cumbum, Madras Presidency of 1 July 1816, bearing the Cumbum HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cumbum (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 July 1816. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cumbum HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cumbum HG 1 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816.

When was COV-2173 posted?

COV-2173 is dated 1 July 1816, within the recorded period of use of Cumbum HG 1 (1816).

COV-2173

1 July 1816 Cumbum Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 July 1816, Cumbum HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2173) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

1 July 1816

Description

Postal cover from cumbum (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 July 1816. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Terry Hare-Walker

Same office

Other recorded marks at Cumbum

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Cumbum is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Cumbum HG 2handstampRed1840

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About this Cumbum pre stamp cover

COV-2173 is a Cumbum pre stamp cover of 1 July 1816 bearing the Cumbum HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cumbum postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from cumbum (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 July 1816. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Terry Hare-Walker

1 image of COV-2173 is recorded (front); the Cumbum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1816.

Questions about COV-2173

What is COV-2173?: COV-2173 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cumbum, Madras Presidency of 1 July 1816, bearing the Cumbum HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from cumbum (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 July 1816. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cumbum HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cumbum HG 1 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816.
What is the provenance of COV-2173?: Terry Hare-Walker
When was COV-2173 posted?: COV-2173 is dated 1 July 1816, within the recorded period of use of Cumbum HG 1 (1816).

About this record

This 1 July 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cumbum HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.