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Date
1827
Description
1827 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MADURA [11 June] to Madras, weight 5 3/4 th Rupees, Postage charged Rs. 3 As. 12. Following the defeat of Tipu Sultan, the District of Madura came into the British hands in 1801.
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Other recorded marks at Madura
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Madura are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Madura HG 2handstampBlack1829
- Madura HG 3handstampBlack1837-50
- Madura HG 4handstampRed1837–1839
- Madura HG 5handstampRed1839-55
- Madura HG 6handstampBlack1848-49
- Madura HG 7handstampRed1848–1849
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About this Madura pre stamp cover
COV-716 is a Madura pre stamp cover of 1827 bearing the Madura HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Madura postal history — the office known today as Madurai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1827 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MADURA [11 June] to Madras, weight 5 3/4 th Rupees, Postage charged Rs. 3 As. 12. Following the defeat of Tipu Sultan, the District of Madura came into the British hands in 1801.
1 image of COV-716 is recorded (front); the Madura HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1827.
Questions about COV-716
- What is COV-716?
- COV-716 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madura, Madras Presidency of 1827, bearing the Madura HG 1 handstamp in black. 1827 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MADURA [11 June] to Madras, weight 5 3/4 th Rupees, Postage charged Rs. 3 As. 12. Following the defeat of Tipu Sultan, the District of Madura came into the British hands in 1801.
- How scarce is the Madura HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madura HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827.
- When was COV-716 posted?
- COV-716 is dated 1827, within the recorded period of use of Madura HG 1 (1827).
About this record
This 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.