COV-3462
27 September 1839 Madras Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
27 September 1839
Description
Entire posted from Madras to Bordeaux via Mersellies with "Madras/ 1839 September 27/ Paid" All India type handstamp HG19 in red color and "Madras/ Steam Letter/ 1839 Sep 27/ Paid" SD19 in red color handstamp with 21 annas postage paid on September 27th 1839 along with other delivery marks.
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Other recorded marks at Madras
81 marks81 other pre-1854 postal markings of Madras are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Madras HG 1handstampBlack1786–1806
- Madras HG 2handstampBlack1788
- Madras HG 3handstampBlack1791–1816
- Madras HG 4handstampBlack1795–1826
- Madras HG 5handstampBlack1799–1800
- Madras HG 6handstampBlack1802–1822
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About this Madras pre stamp cover
COV-3462 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 27 September 1839 bearing the Madras HG 19 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Madras postal history — the office known today as Chennai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Madras to Bordeaux via Mersellies with "Madras/ 1839 September 27/ Paid" All India type handstamp HG19 in red color and "Madras/ Steam Letter/ 1839 Sep 27/ Paid" SD19 in red color handstamp with 21 annas postage paid on September 27th 1839 along with other delivery marks.
1 image of COV-3462 is recorded (front); the Madras HG 19 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.
Questions about COV-3462
- What is COV-3462?
- COV-3462 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 27 September 1839, bearing the Madras HG 19 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Madras to Bordeaux via Mersellies with "Madras/ 1839 September 27/ Paid" All India type handstamp HG19 in red color and "Madras/ Steam Letter/ 1839 Sep 27/ Paid" SD19 in red color handstamp with 21 annas postage paid on September 27th 1839 along with other delivery marks.
- How scarce is the Madras HG 19 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras HG 19 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
- When was COV-3462 posted?
- COV-3462 is dated 27 September 1839, within the recorded period of use of Madras HG 19 (1837–1854).
About this record
This 27 September 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras HG 19 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.