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Date
1829
Description
1829 : A letter from SOLDIER Lewis from Camp KAMPTEE [24 April] and counter signed Sr. In charge of European Regiment via MADRAS [16 May] to IRELAND [20 Oct.]. Transit time Inland postage in India Postage paid on arrival by the addressee, sea postage 2d + U.K. inland 1d. Total 179 days. Free 3d
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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-797 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 1829 bearing the Madras SD10 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Madras postal history — the office known today as Chennai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1829 : A letter from SOLDIER Lewis from Camp KAMPTEE [24 April] and counter signed Sr. In charge of European Regiment via MADRAS [16 May] to IRELAND [20 Oct.]. Transit time Inland postage in India Postage paid on arrival by the addressee, sea postage 2d + U.K. inland 1d. Total 179 days. Free 3d
1 image of COV-797 is recorded; the Madras SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1836.
Questions about COV-797
- What is COV-797?
- COV-797 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 1829, bearing the Madras SD10 handstamp in red. 1829 : A letter from SOLDIER Lewis from Camp KAMPTEE [24 April] and counter signed Sr. In charge of European Regiment via MADRAS [16 May] to IRELAND [20 Oct.]. Transit time Inland postage in India Postage paid on arrival by the addressee, sea postage 2d + U.K. inland 1d. Total 179 days. Free 3d
- How scarce is the Madras SD10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras SD10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1836.
- When was COV-797 posted?
- COV-797 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Madras SD10 (1822–1836).
About this record
This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras SD10 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.