COV-4502 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kurnal (Mad), Madras Presidency of 10 July 1819, bearing the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from kurnal-mad (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 July 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.

When was COV-4502 posted?

COV-4502 is dated 10 July 1819, within the recorded period of use of Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 (1819).

COV-4502

10 July 1819 Kurnal (Mad) Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 July 1819, Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4502) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kurnal (Mad) MN 1, back (COV-4502) — back

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Date

10 July 1819

Description

Postal cover from kurnal-mad (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 July 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Kurnal (Mad)

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kurnal (Mad) 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 Kurnal (Mad) pre stamp cover

COV-4502 is a Kurnal (Mad) pre stamp cover of 10 July 1819 bearing the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Kurnal (Mad) postal history — the office known today as Kurnool, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from kurnal-mad (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 July 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4502 are recorded (front, back); the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819.

Questions about COV-4502

What is COV-4502?: COV-4502 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kurnal (Mad), Madras Presidency of 10 July 1819, bearing the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from kurnal-mad (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 10 July 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.
When was COV-4502 posted?: COV-4502 is dated 10 July 1819, within the recorded period of use of Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 (1819).

About this record

This 10 July 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnal (Mad) MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.