How scarce is the Guntoor HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Guntoor HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1851.

When was COV-2871 posted?

COV-2871 is dated 15 March 1850, within the recorded period of use of Guntoor HG 4 (1849–1851).

COV-2871

15 March 1850 Guntoor HG 4 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 15 March 1850, Guntoor HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2871)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Guntoor HG 4, scan 2 (COV-2871)

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Date

15 March 1850

Description

1850 Baltimore, USA–Guntoor/Gunturu unpaid letter written on Mar 15,1850, privately carried upto Madras/Chennai and posted at the Triplicane/Tiruvallikkeni RH, Madras/Chennai indicated by the Giles MX9 (ex-MX14) Rg. House No.3 oblong mark of Triplicane/Tiruvallikkeni Receiving House, Madras/Chennai with Giles 20 tripartite rectangular Bearing mark dt. 1850 May 30 of Madras/Chennai GPO, indicating 2A due and Giles 4 rectangular Bearing receiving mark dt. 20 June 1850 of Guntoor/Gunturu. The letter was sent to American missionary George Jacob Martz (1822–1898) of Lutheran Mission, stationed in Guntoor/Gunturu.

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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.

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About this Guntoor pre stamp cover

COV-2871 is a Guntoor pre stamp cover of 15 March 1850 bearing the Guntoor HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Guntoor postal history — the office known today as Guntur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.

2 images of COV-2871 are recorded; the Guntoor HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1851.

Questions about COV-2871

What is COV-2871?: COV-2871 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Guntoor, Madras Presidency of 15 March 1850, bearing the Guntoor HG 4 handstamp in black. 1850 Baltimore, USA–Guntoor/Gunturu unpaid letter written on Mar 15,1850, privately carried upto Madras/Chennai and posted at the Triplicane/Tiruvallikkeni RH, Madras/Chennai indicated by the Giles MX9 (ex-MX14) Rg. House No.3 oblong mark of Triplicane/Tiruvallikkeni Receiving House, Madras/Chennai with Giles 20 tripartite rectangular Bearing mark dt. 1850 May 30 of Madras/Chennai GPO, indicating 2A due and Giles 4 rectangular Bearing receiving mark dt. 20 June 1850 of Guntoor/Gunturu. The letter was sent to American missionary George Jacob Martz (1822–1898) of Lutheran Mission, stationed in Guntoor/Gunturu.
How scarce is the Guntoor HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Guntoor HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-2871?: Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
When was COV-2871 posted?: COV-2871 is dated 15 March 1850, within the recorded period of use of Guntoor HG 4 (1849–1851).

About this record

This 15 March 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Guntoor HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.