How scarce is the Madras HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Madras HG 3 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791–1816.

When was COV-5215 posted?

COV-5215 is dated 1798, within the recorded period of use of Madras HG 3 (1791–1816).

COV-5215

1798 Madras Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1798, Madras HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-5215) — front

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Date

1798

Description

Entire letter dt 24th May, 1798 addressed to Mr. Thomas De Havilland at Trichinapoly. m/s "FROM EUROPE" arrived on Oct. Sth 1798. (Total 133 days transit period) franked with "POST NOT PAID' strike in black cachet.

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About this Madras pre stamp cover

COV-5215 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 1798 bearing the Madras HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Madras postal history — the office known today as Chennai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-5215 is recorded (front); the Madras HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1791–1816.

Questions about COV-5215

What is COV-5215?: COV-5215 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 1798, bearing the Madras HG 3 handstamp in black. Entire letter dt 24th May, 1798 addressed to Mr. Thomas De Havilland at Trichinapoly. m/s "FROM EUROPE" arrived on Oct. Sth 1798. (Total 133 days transit period) franked with "POST NOT PAID' strike in black cachet.
How scarce is the Madras HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Madras HG 3 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791–1816.
When was COV-5215 posted?: COV-5215 is dated 1798, within the recorded period of use of Madras HG 3 (1791–1816).

About this record

This 1798 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 34 surviving covers with this mark recorded.