COV-2208 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karical, Madras Presidency of 4 November 1804, bearing the Karical HG Add. 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from karical (madras), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 November 1804. Note: "KARICAL/POST PAID". Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Karical HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Karical HG Add. 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1804.

When was COV-2208 posted?

COV-2208 is dated 4 November 1804, within the recorded period of use of Karical HG Add. 1 (1804).

COV-2208

4 November 1804 Karical Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 4 November 1804, Karical HG Add. 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2208) — front

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Date

4 November 1804

Description

Postal cover from karical (madras), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 November 1804. Note: "KARICAL/POST PAID". Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Karical

3 marks

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

COV-2208 is a Karical pre stamp cover of 4 November 1804 bearing the Karical HG Add. 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Karical postal history — the office known today as Karaikal, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from karical (madras), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 November 1804. Note: "KARICAL/POST PAID". Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2208 is recorded (front); the Karical HG Add. 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1804.

Questions about COV-2208

What is COV-2208?: COV-2208 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karical, Madras Presidency of 4 November 1804, bearing the Karical HG Add. 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from karical (madras), bearing HG Add. 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 November 1804. Note: "KARICAL/POST PAID". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Karical HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Karical HG Add. 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1804.
When was COV-2208 posted?: COV-2208 is dated 4 November 1804, within the recorded period of use of Karical HG Add. 1 (1804).

About this record

This 4 November 1804 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karical HG Add. 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.