How scarce is the Hoonsoor HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Hoonsoor HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.

When was COV-1107 posted?

COV-1107 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Hoonsoor HG 1A (1856).

COV-1107

1856 Hoonsoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1856, Hoonsoor HG 1A handstruck folded letter (COV-1107) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hoonsoor HG 1A, back (COV-1107) — back

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Date

1856

Description

INDIA: 1856 (July) envelope from Hoonsoor to Bungay, Suffolk, franked with cut-to-shape 1854-55 4a blue & red, 4th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, Pos.7 (SG23) and vertical pair 1854-55 1a deep red, Die II (SG13), each cancelled by Type 6 Hoonsoor 'C/14' obliterator, with red circular-framed "INDIA PAID", manuscript "6", red London 21.8.56 transit and green Bungay 21.8.56 arrival cds, backstamped framed Hoonsoor Paid dated "3-7-56" in manuscript, with red framed "56 JY 7" transit datestamp

Certificates

BPA Cert -87,352

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Other recorded marks at Hoonsoor

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Hoonsoor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Hoonsoor HG 1handstampRed1866

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About this Hoonsoor pre stamp cover

COV-1107 is a Hoonsoor pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Hoonsoor HG 1A handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hoonsoor postal history — the office known today as Hunsur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

2 images of COV-1107 are recorded (front, back); the Hoonsoor HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1856.

Questions about COV-1107

What is COV-1107?: COV-1107 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hoonsoor, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Hoonsoor HG 1A handstamp in red. INDIA: 1856 (July) envelope from Hoonsoor to Bungay, Suffolk, franked with cut-to-shape 1854-55 4a blue & red, 4th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, Pos.7 (SG23) and vertical pair 1854-55 1a deep red, Die II (SG13), each cancelled by Type 6 Hoonsoor 'C/14' obliterator, with red circular-framed "INDIA PAID", manuscript "6", red London 21.8.56 transit and green Bungay 21.8.56 arrival cds, backstamped framed Hoonsoor Paid dated "3-7-56" in manuscript, with red framed "56 JY 7" transit datestamp
How scarce is the Hoonsoor HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Hoonsoor HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
When was COV-1107 posted?: COV-1107 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Hoonsoor HG 1A (1856).

About this record

This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hoonsoor HG 1A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. Certified: BPA Cert -87,352.