COV-3416
8 August 1816 Madras Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
8 August 1816
Description
Entire posted from Madras to Edinburgh, posted on 8th August 1816 with rare "Unpaid" SD3 handstamp in black along with Kingpost - Packet Letter "Madras/ 8 Au 8 /1816 / Packet Letter" SD5 handstamp in black color with other transit and delivery marks. Rate at Madras: 4s2d converted to 24 fanams 75 cash was unpaid at Madras and GB rate of 4s2d collected from recipient
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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-3416 is a Madras pre stamp cover of 8 August 1816 bearing the Madras SD5 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 Madras to Edinburgh, posted on 8th August 1816 with rare "Unpaid" SD3 handstamp in black along with Kingpost - Packet Letter "Madras/ 8 Au 8 /1816 / Packet Letter" SD5 handstamp in black color with other transit and delivery marks. Rate at Madras: 4s2d converted to 24 fanams 75 cash was unpaid at Madras and GB rate of 4s2d collected from recipient
1 image of COV-3416 is recorded (front); the Madras SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.
Questions about COV-3416
- What is COV-3416?
- COV-3416 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madras, Madras Presidency of 8 August 1816, bearing the Madras SD5 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Madras to Edinburgh, posted on 8th August 1816 with rare "Unpaid" SD3 handstamp in black along with Kingpost - Packet Letter "Madras/ 8 Au 8 /1816 / Packet Letter" SD5 handstamp in black color with other transit and delivery marks. Rate at Madras: 4s2d converted to 24 fanams 75 cash was unpaid at Madras and GB rate of 4s2d collected from recipient
- How scarce is the Madras SD5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madras SD5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.
- When was COV-3416 posted?
- COV-3416 is dated 8 August 1816, within the recorded period of use of Madras SD5 (1816–1819).
About this record
This 8 August 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madras SD5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded.