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Date
22 September 1851
Description
Rare and only one recorded copy of Madras Bangy handstamp and other Madras bearing and Madras postpaid andstamp on a receipt. No other handstamps of Madras Bangy bearing tola handstamps have been recorded which is in uniform design compared with Calcutta Bangy and Poona Bangy in
Same office
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-3415 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 22 September 1851 bearing the Madras MX16 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?
Rare and only one recorded copy of Madras Bangy handstamp and other Madras bearing and Madras postpaid andstamp on a receipt. No other handstamps of Madras Bangy bearing tola handstamps have been recorded which is in uniform design compared with Calcutta Bangy and Poona Bangy in
1 image of COV-3415 is recorded (front); the Madras MX16 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1854.
Questions about COV-3415
- What is COV-3415?
- COV-3415 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 22 September 1851, bearing the Madras MX16 handstamp in black. Rare and only one recorded copy of Madras Bangy handstamp and other Madras bearing and Madras postpaid andstamp on a receipt. No other handstamps of Madras Bangy bearing tola handstamps have been recorded which is in uniform design compared with Calcutta Bangy and Poona Bangy in
- How scarce is the Madras MX16 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras MX16 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1854.
- When was COV-3415 posted?
- COV-3415 is dated 22 September 1851, within the recorded period of use of Madras MX16 (1851–1854).
About this record
This 22 September 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras MX16 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.