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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-4612 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 1817 bearing the Madras SD4 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- Cutout piece - Post Paid,More to Pay (Madras 1847 Shipletter)
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
1 image of COV-4612 is recorded (front); the Madras SD4 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.
Questions about COV-4612
- What is COV-4612?
- COV-4612 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 1817, bearing the Madras SD4 handstamp in black. INDIA- Cutout piece - Post Paid,More to Pay (Madras 1847 Shipletter)
- How scarce is the Madras SD4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras SD4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1818.
- What is the provenance of COV-4612?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4612 posted?
- COV-4612 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Madras SD4 (1816–1818).
About this record
This 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras SD4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.