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

The census grades Dindigul HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.

When was COV-2658 posted?

COV-2658 is dated 9 October 1799, within the recorded period of use of Dindigul HG 1 (1799).

COV-2658

9 October 1799 Dindigul HG 1 Cover

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9 October 1799 Dindigul HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2658 — front

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Date

9 October 1799

Description

Postal cover from dindigul (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 October 1799. Note: 1 example recorded. PACK = ounce or more. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Dindigul

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Dindigul 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 Dindigul pre stamp cover

COV-2658 is a Dindigul pre stamp cover of 9 October 1799 bearing the Dindigul HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Dindigul postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from dindigul (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 October 1799. Note: 1 example recorded. PACK = ounce or more. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2658 is recorded (front); the Dindigul HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1799.

Questions about COV-2658

What is COV-2658?: COV-2658 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dindigul, Madras Presidency of 9 October 1799, bearing the Dindigul HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dindigul (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 October 1799. Note: 1 example recorded. PACK = ounce or more. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dindigul HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dindigul HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.
When was COV-2658 posted?: COV-2658 is dated 9 October 1799, within the recorded period of use of Dindigul HG 1 (1799).

About this record

This 9 October 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dindigul HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.