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Description
Postal cover from ellore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ellore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ellore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Ellore pre stamp cover
COV-4166 is an Ellore pre stamp cover bearing the Ellore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ellore postal history — the office known today as Eluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from ellore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4166 is recorded (front); the Ellore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1811.
Questions about COV-4166
- What is COV-4166?
- COV-4166 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ellore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Ellore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from ellore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Ellore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ellore HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1811.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ellore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.