How scarce is the Guntoor HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Guntoor HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.

When was COV-3832 posted?

COV-3832 is dated 30 December 1850, within the recorded period of use of Guntoor HG 3 (1845–1854).

COV-3832

30 December 1850 Guntoor Cover

Back to census|Guntoor HG 3 · 3 covers recorded

COV-4454 →

Pre-stamp cover of India — 30 December 1850, Guntoor HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3832) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

30 December 1850

Description

Entire posted from Madras to Guntoor on December 30 with 2 annas postage paid with "Madras/ 1850 December 5/ Paid" All India Type slide HG19 postpaid handstamp and "Guntoor/ Paid" HG3 handstamp. As Guntoor did not have any receiving postmark assigned the postpaid handstamp of Guntoor of all India type was applied on arrival on 30th December 1850.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Guntoor

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Guntoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

View all Guntoor marks and postal history →

About this Guntoor pre stamp cover

COV-3832 is a Guntoor pre stamp cover of 30 December 1850 bearing the Guntoor HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Guntoor postal history — the office known today as Guntur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-3832 is recorded (front); the Guntoor HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.

Questions about COV-3832

What is COV-3832?: COV-3832 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Guntoor, Madras Presidency of 30 December 1850, bearing the Guntoor HG 3 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Madras to Guntoor on December 30 with 2 annas postage paid with "Madras/ 1850 December 5/ Paid" All India Type slide HG19 postpaid handstamp and "Guntoor/ Paid" HG3 handstamp. As Guntoor did not have any receiving postmark assigned the postpaid handstamp of Guntoor of all India type was applied on arrival on 30th December 1850.
How scarce is the Guntoor HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Guntoor HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
When was COV-3832 posted?: COV-3832 is dated 30 December 1850, within the recorded period of use of Guntoor HG 3 (1845–1854).

About this record

This 30 December 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Guntoor HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.