COV-4601
2 February 1833 Madras Cover
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Date
2 February 1833
Description
1833 INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH WRAPPER MADRAS GPO PER THE MARY ANNE TO LONDON. This is a premium 1833 transatlantic postal history WRAPPER (no content) sent from MADRAS, India, to LONDON, arriving via the port of PORTSMOUTH. This item is a superb example of a private /"India Letter/" carried during the final years of the East India Company’s monopoly, featuring high-quality strikes of desirable maritime handstamps. MARITIME HISTORY: THE SHIP /"MARY ANNE/"The MARY ANNE was a notable 587-ton merchantman built of durable Indian Teak in CALCUTTA in 1817. As a /"Country Ship,/" she was a workhorse for the EAST INDIA COMPANY routes. During the 1830 s, she was renowned for her speed and reliability on the Madras-to-London run. Beyond her postal service, the MARY ANNE has a storied legacy in colonial history, having been commissioned for several voyages as a convict transport ship to the Australian colonies during this same decade.
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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-4601 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 2 February 1833 bearing the Madras SD13 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?
1833 INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH WRAPPER MADRAS GPO PER THE MARY ANNE TO LONDON. This is a premium 1833 transatlantic postal history WRAPPER (no content) sent from MADRAS, India, to LONDON, arriving via the port of PORTSMOUTH. This item is a superb example of a private /"India Letter/" carried during the final years of the East India Company’s monopoly, featuring high-quality strikes of desirable maritime handstamps. MARITIME HISTORY: THE SHIP /"MARY ANNE/"The MARY ANNE was a notable 587-ton merchantman built of durable Indian Teak in CALCUTTA in 1817. As a /"Country Ship,/" she was a workhorse for the EAST INDIA COMPANY routes. During the 1830 s, she was renowned for her speed and reliability on the Madras-to-London run. Beyond her postal service, the MARY ANNE has a storied legacy in colonial history, having been commissioned for several voyages as a convict transport ship to the Australian colonies during this same decade.
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
1 image of COV-4601 is recorded (front); the Madras SD13 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1837.
Questions about COV-4601
- What is COV-4601?
- COV-4601 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 2 February 1833, bearing the Madras SD13 handstamp in black. 1833 INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH WRAPPER MADRAS GPO PER THE MARY ANNE TO LONDON. This is a premium 1833 transatlantic postal history WRAPPER (no content) sent from MADRAS, India, to LONDON, arriving via the port of PORTSMOUTH. This item is a superb example of a private /"India Letter/" carried during the final years of the East India Company’s monopoly, featuring high-quality strikes of desirable maritime handstamps. MARITIME HISTORY: THE SHIP /"MARY ANNE/"The MARY ANNE was a notable 587-ton merchantman built of durable Indian Teak in CALCUTTA in 1817. As a /"Country Ship,/" she was a workhorse for the EAST INDIA COMPANY routes. During the 1830 s, she was renowned for her speed and reliability on the Madras-to-London run. Beyond her postal service, the MARY ANNE has a storied legacy in colonial history, having been commissioned for several voyages as a convict transport ship to the Australian colonies during this same decade.
- How scarce is the Madras SD13 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras SD13 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-4601?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4601 posted?
- COV-4601 is dated 2 February 1833, within the recorded period of use of Madras SD13 (1832–1837).
About this record
This 2 February 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras SD13 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.