COV-3829
19 August 1845 Madras Cover
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Date
19 August 1845
Description
Entire posted from Pondicherry via Madras to Marseille per steamer via Bombay with blue oval double ring "A.E.Decolons & Co. Pondicherry" forwarding agent handstamp along with "Madras/ Paid" HG22 handstamp in red color "RG House/ No.3" MX9 handstamp in black color posted on August 19th 1845 with 10 annas postage paid along with oval India handstamp at Bombay and other delivery and transit 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-3829 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 19 August 1845 bearing the Madras MX9 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?
Entire posted from Pondicherry via Madras to Marseille per steamer via Bombay with blue oval double ring "A.E.Decolons & Co. Pondicherry" forwarding agent handstamp along with "Madras/ Paid" HG22 handstamp in red color "RG House/ No.3" MX9 handstamp in black color posted on August 19th 1845 with 10 annas postage paid along with oval India handstamp at Bombay and other delivery and transit marks.
1 image of COV-3829 is recorded (front); the Madras MX9 mark itself is recorded in use 1845-51.
Questions about COV-3829
- What is COV-3829?
- COV-3829 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 19 August 1845, bearing the Madras MX9 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Pondicherry via Madras to Marseille per steamer via Bombay with blue oval double ring "A.E.Decolons & Co. Pondicherry" forwarding agent handstamp along with "Madras/ Paid" HG22 handstamp in red color "RG House/ No.3" MX9 handstamp in black color posted on August 19th 1845 with 10 annas postage paid along with oval India handstamp at Bombay and other delivery and transit marks.
- How scarce is the Madras MX9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras MX9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845-51.
- When was COV-3829 posted?
- COV-3829 is dated 19 August 1845, within the recorded period of use of Madras MX9 (1845-51).
About this record
This 19 August 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras MX9 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.