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Date
1846
Description
India Bangalore 1846 prestamp Ladies cover to Madras
Auction
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-3955 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 1846 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 Bangalore 1846 prestamp Ladies cover to Madras
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0333 (2024).
2 images of COV-3955 are recorded; the Madras MX18 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1860.
Questions about COV-3955
- What is COV-3955?
- COV-3955 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 1846, bearing the Madras MX18 handstamp in black. India Bangalore 1846 prestamp Ladies cover to Madras
- 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-3955?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0333 (2024).
- When was COV-3955 posted?
- COV-3955 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Madras MX18 (1840–1860).
About this record
This 1846 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, 50, lot 0333, (2024).