Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe
Date
1848
Description
India Británica. Prefilatelia. 1848. BOMBAY a LONDRES (GRAN BRETAÑA), reexpedi
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Danoor
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Danoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Danoor pre stamp cover
COV-4729 is a Danoor pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Danoor HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Danoor postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India Británica. Prefilatelia. 1848. BOMBAY a LONDRES (GRAN BRETAÑA), reexpedi
Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2086967706.
2 images of COV-4729 are recorded; the Danoor HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.
Questions about COV-4729
- What is COV-4729?
- COV-4729 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Danoor, Madras Presidency of 1848, bearing the Danoor HG 3 handstamp in red. India Británica. Prefilatelia. 1848. BOMBAY a LONDRES (GRAN BRETAÑA), reexpedi
- How scarce is the Danoor HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Danoor HG 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-4729?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2086967706.
- When was COV-4729 posted?
- COV-4729 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Danoor HG 3 (1848).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Danoor HG 3 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 Delcampe, lot 2086967706.