COV-2655 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kristnagerry, Madras Presidency of 1799, bearing the Kristnagerry HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kristnagerry (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Kristnagerry HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Kristnagerry HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.

When was COV-2655 posted?

COV-2655 is dated 1799, within the recorded period of use of Kristnagerry HG 2 (1799).

COV-2655

1799 Kristnagerry HG 2 Cover

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1799 Kristnagerry HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2655 — front

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Date

1799

Description

Postal cover from kristnagerry (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Kristnagerry

1 mark

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

Kristnagerry HG 1handstampBlack1799–1800

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About this Kristnagerry pre stamp cover

COV-2655 is a Kristnagerry pre stamp cover of 1799 bearing the Kristnagerry HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kristnagerry postal history — the office known today as Krishnagiri, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from kristnagerry (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2655 is recorded (front); the Kristnagerry HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799.

Questions about COV-2655

What is COV-2655?: COV-2655 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kristnagerry, Madras Presidency of 1799, bearing the Kristnagerry HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kristnagerry (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Kristnagerry HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kristnagerry HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.
When was COV-2655 posted?: COV-2655 is dated 1799, within the recorded period of use of Kristnagerry HG 2 (1799).

About this record

This 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kristnagerry HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.