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Date
1848
Description
India 1848 folded prestamp letter from Gooty (Giles #2) to Madras, featuring a rare late usage, including original native language contents
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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-3592 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Madras MX18 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?
India 1848 folded prestamp letter from Gooty (Giles #2) to Madras, featuring a rare late usage, including original native language contents
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0109.
3 images of COV-3592 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Madras MX18 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1860.
Questions about COV-3592
- What is COV-3592?
- COV-3592 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 1848, bearing the Madras MX18 handstamp in black. India 1848 folded prestamp letter from Gooty (Giles #2) to Madras, featuring a rare late usage, including original native language contents
- How scarce is the Madras MX18 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras MX18 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1860.
- What is the provenance of COV-3592?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0109.
- When was COV-3592 posted?
- COV-3592 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Madras MX18 (1840–1860).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras MX18 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0109.